Definition
A support cell in the nervous system that provides nutrients and structure to neurons (also called glial cell).
Etymology
From Greek glia (glue) + kytos (cell); glia comes from the Latin word for glue, as these cells were thought to 'glue' the nervous system together. Modern usage clarifies their more complex roles.
Kelly Says
For decades, gliocytes were thought to be just 'glue' holding the brain together, but recent neuroscience shows they're actually critical to thinking, memory, and learning—it's a reminder that being named after what you look like, not what you do, can cause scientists to miss your real importance.
Translations
ARالعربية
خلايا غشائية
khala'i ghishā'iyyah
BNবাংলা
গ্লিয়োসাইট
gly-o-sa-it
CACatalà
gliocit
glye-o-sit
CSČeština
glio cyto
glee-o-sy-toh
DADansk
gliocyt
glee-o-sit
DEDeutsch
Gliazelle
glee-ah-tsɛl-ə
ELΕλληνικά
γλοιόκυτος
gloi-o-kytos
ESEspañol
gliocito
glye-oh-see-toh
FAفارسی
گلیوسیت
glay-o-sit
FISuomi
gliosite
glee-o-site
FRFrançais
gliocyte
gli-o-sit
GUGU
ગ્લિયોસાઇટ
gly-o-sa-it
HEעברית
תאי גליא
tay gli-a
HIहिन्दी
ग्लियोसाइट
glly-oh-sa-it
HUMagyar
gliocit
glye-o-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
gliosite
gli-o-sit-eh
ITItaliano
cellula gliale
che-lyu-la glee-ale
KMKM
សេល់គលីអា
se-l kh-lee-a
MRMR
ग्लियोसाइट
gly-o-sa-it
MSBahasa Melayu
gliosite
glye-o-sit
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလီယိုစိုင်း
ga-lee-yo-sain
NLNederlands
gliocyt
glee-o-sit
NONorsk
gliocyt
glee-o-sit
PAPA
ਗਲੀਓਸਾਈਟ
glay-o-sai-it
PLPolski
gliocyt
glye-o-sit
PTPortuguês
gliocito
glye-oh-see-toh
RORomână
gliocit
glye-o-sit
RUРусский
глиоцит
glyo-sit
SVSvenska
gliocyt
glee-o-sit
SWKiswahili
gliosit
glye-o-sit
TAதமிழ்
குளியோசைட்டு
kuly-o-sa-yt-tu
TEతెలుగు
గ్లియోసైట్
gly-o-sai-t
THไทย
เซลล์กลีอ
set-lê glī-a
TRTürkçe
gliosit
gli-o-sit
UKУкраїнська
гліоцит
hlyo-sit
URاردو
گلیوسیٹ
glay-o-sit
VITiếng Việt
tế bào glial
te-bau glie-al
YOYO
gliosite
glye-o-sit-eh
ZH中文
胶质细胞
jiāo zhì xì bāo