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gliosis

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gliosis /gli·o·sis/ (gli-o´sis) an excess of astroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system.
gli·o·sis (gl-ss, gl-)
n.
Excessive proliferation of the neuroglia.
gliosis
[glī·ō′sis]
a proliferation of astrocytes that may appear as a sign of healing after a central nervous system injury. See also fibrogliosis.
gliosis [gli-o´sis]
an excess of astroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system.
gliosis
an excess of astroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system.
gliosis
Astrocytosis, astrogliosis Neuropathology An abnormal ↑ in astrocytes 2º to destruction of nearby neurons, typically due to ↓ glucose or O2
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1,6) Hypertrophy of the olivary nucleus following a primary brainstem injury is believed to represent a combination of cell body enlargement, vacuolation of the cytoplasm, astrocytic proliferation, demyelination, and fibrillary gliosis.
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