glia

Noun

1.

glia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system Synonyms: neuroglia

astroglia, central nervous system, CNS, glial cell, glioma, interstitial tissue, macroglia, microglia, neuroglia, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, oligodendria, oligodendroglia, systema nervosum centrale