*glia*

{ } a. (Anat.) Relating to a ganglion; ganglionic.

{ } a. (Anat.) Furnished with ganglia; as, the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system.

n. [ Gr. &unr_; glue: cf. F. gliadine. ] (Chem.) Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hetero- + gangliate. ] (Physiol.) Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Homo- + gangliate. ] (Zool.) Having the ganglia of the nervous system symmetrically arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to heterogangliate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ It. intagliato, p. p. of intagliare. See Intaglio. ] Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.
Syn. -- astroglia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + gli`a glue. ] (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also Kölliker's reticulum. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and microglia cells. Stedman. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets. ] (Mus.) An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. scaglia a scale, a shell, a chip of marble. ] A reddish variety of limestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to cut. See Tailor. ] (Mech.) A peculiar combination of pulleys. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Surg.) Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a Venetian surgeon; as, the Tagliacotian operation, a method of rhinoplasty described by him. [ Also Taliacotian, and Tagliacozzian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]