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gliotransmission

gliotransmission noun: transmission between neurons facilitated by substances (gliotransmitters) released from glial cells.

Noun

gliotransmission (countable and uncountable, plural gliotransmissions)

  1. transmission between neurons facilitated by substances (gliotransmitters) released from glial cells

Forms of gliotransmission

pluralgliotransmissions

Origin of gliotransmission

From glio- + transmission.

Questions about gliotransmission

What does gliotransmission mean?
Gliotransmission means transmission between neurons facilitated by substances (gliotransmitters) released from glial cells.
What part of speech is gliotransmission?
Gliotransmission is a noun.
What is the plural of gliotransmission?
The plural of gliotransmission is gliotransmissions.

Words near gliotransmission in the dictionary

  1. gliotic
  2. gliotoxic
  3. gliotoxicity
  4. gliotoxin
  5. gliotoxins
  6. gliotransmission
  7. gliotransmissions
  8. gliotransmitter
  9. gliotransmitters
  10. gliotrophic
  11. gliotrophin

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