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microgliosis

microgliosis noun: the presence of microglia in nervous tissue following injury.

Noun

microgliosis (plural microglioses)

  1. The presence of microglia in nervous tissue following injury
    • This suggests that this family of kinases, particularly Lyn due to its enrichment in immune cells [41 –43 ], may be attractive targets for novel anti-inflammatory drug development in AD. In this study, we characterize the ability of four novel Src family kinase inhibitors to attenuate microgliosis...2015 July 11, “Characterization of Novel Src Family Kinase Inhibitors to Attenuate Microgliosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microgliosis

pluralmicroglioses

Origin of microgliosis

From micro- + gliosis.

Questions about microgliosis

What does microgliosis mean?
Microgliosis means the presence of microglia in nervous tissue following injury.
What part of speech is microgliosis?
Microgliosis is a noun.
What is the plural of microgliosis?
The plural of microgliosis is microglioses.

Words near microgliosis in the dictionary

  1. microglioma
  2. microgliomas
  3. microgliopathies
  4. microgliopathy
  5. microglioses
  6. microgliosis
  7. microglitch
  8. microglitches
  9. microglobin
  10. microglobins
  11. microglobular

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