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as·tro·glia as-'träg-lē-ə, .as-trə-'glī-ə n glial tissue composed of astrocytes
as·tro·gli·al -əl adj
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as·trog·lia (as-trogґle-ə) [astro- + neuroglia] 1. astrocytes. 2. the astrocytes considered as tissue; see macroglia.Medical dictionary. 2011.