Definition of Gliosis

1. Noun. a proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar. ¹

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Definition of Gliosis

1. excessive growth [n GLIOSES]

Medical Definition of Gliosis

1. The production of a dense fibrous network of neuroglia; includes astrocytosis, which is a proliferation of astrocytes in the area of a degenerative lesion. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gliosis

glioblastomata
glioblastosis cerebri
glioma
glioma of optic chiasm
glioma of the spinal cord
gliomas
gliomata
gliomatosis
gliomatosis cerebri
gliomatous
gliomyxoma
glioneuroma
gliopil
gliosarcoma
glioses
gliosis (current term)
gliosis uteri
gliosome
gliotic
gliotoxin
gliotransmission
glipizide
glipzide
gliquidone
glires
gliricidia
glirid
glirids
glisk
glisks

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