Glymphatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡlɪmˈfæ.tɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Glymphatic is an adjective meaning (biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.
Meaning
(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.
Example Sentences
The glymphatic system is most active during sleep and is largely disengaged during waking hours.
Recent research has shown that sleep allows for the clearing of toxic substances from the brain. It does this through the glymphatic system, which is the brain's equivalent of the lymphatic system.
Hence, an increase of BWC^([brain water content]) can only occur though an increased flow of water from the intravascular space into the brain parenchyma by an increase in glymphatic influx or by a reduced glymphatic efflux.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vasculolymphatic, lymphatic, lymphovascular, lymphatical, lymphovenous, lymphaticovenular.
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