neuroglia
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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
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glial |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | neuroglial |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | central nervous system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | neurogliacyte |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | glioma |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | interstitial tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | astroglia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | microglia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oligodendroglia |