Gliosis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gliosis is a noun meaning (pathology) A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar.
Meaning
(pathology) A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar.
Example Sentences
Material for the second MS library (herein MS2) came from a pool of tissues from two patients, one with acute, active lesions and widespread inflammatory involvement in the white matter, and the other with chronic, "silent" lesions, with gliosis, but without evidence of a lymphocytic infiltrate.
Word Forms
- glioses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astrocytic, astrogliosis, astrogliopathy, astrocytosis, gliopathy, astriogliosis.
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