Gliosis
| Definition: |
The production of a dense fibrous network of neuroglia; includes astrocytosis, which is a proliferation of astrocytes in the area of a degenerative lesion. |
| Also Called: |
Astrocytosis |
| Previously Indexed: |
Neuroglia (1966-1968),appropriate heading/PA (1966-1968) |
Gliosis Definitions and Terms
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