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Meaning of "microglia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROGLIA

microglia  [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROGLIA

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Microglia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROGLIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Microglia

Microglia are a type of glial cell that are the resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord, and thus act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system. Microglia constitute 10-15% of the total glial cell population within the brain. Microglia are distributed in large non-overlapping regions throughout the brain and spinal cord. Microglia are constantly scavenging the CNS for plaques, damaged neurons and infectious agents. The brain and spinal cord are considered "immune privileged" organs in that they are separated from the rest of the body by a series of endothelial cells known as the blood–brain barrier, which prevents most infections from reaching the vulnerable nervous tissue. In the case where infectious agents are directly introduced to the brain or cross the blood–brain barrier, microglial cells must react quickly to decrease inflammation and destroy the infectious agents before they damage the sensitive neural tissue. Due to the unavailability of antibodies from the rest of the body, microglia must be able to recognize foreign bodies, swallow them, and act as antigen-presenting cells activating T-cells.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROGLIA


amelia
əˈmiːlɪə
Anglia
ˈæŋɡlɪə
Australia
ɒˈstreɪlɪə
clear
klɪə
earlier
ˈɜːlɪə
familiar
fəˈmɪlɪə
ganglia
ˈɡæŋɡlɪə
gangliar
ˈɡæŋɡlɪə
Leah
ˈlɪə
leer
lɪə
macroglia
ˌmækrəʊˈɡlɪə
magnolia
mæɡˈnəʊlɪə
memorabilia
ˌmɛmərəˈbɪlɪə
Mongolia
mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪə
neuroglia
njʊˈrɒɡlɪə
nuclear
ˈnjuːklɪə
oligodendroglia
ˌɒlɪɡəʊdenˈdrɒɡlɪə
Paglia
ˈpæɡlɪə
sanglier
ˈsæŋɡlɪə
Somalia
səʊˈmɑːlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROGLIA

microflorae
microfloral
microform
microfossil
microfungus
microgamete
microgametocyte
microgeneration
microgram
microgranite
microgranitic
micrograph
micrographer
micrographic
micrographically
micrographics
micrography
microgravity
microgreens
microgroove

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROGLIA

aurelia
basal ganglia
Cecilia
dahlia
Delia
East Anglia
Elia
folia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
glia
Italia
Morelia
passacaglia
Puglia
scaglia
Sicilia
South Australia
Thalia
Venezia Giulia
Western Australia

Synonyms and antonyms of microglia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «microglia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROGLIA

Find out the translation of microglia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of microglia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «microglia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小胶质细胞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

microglia
570 millions of speakers

English

microglia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

microglia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخلايا الدبقية الصغيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микроглии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microglia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microglia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microglie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Microglia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikroglia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小膠細胞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미세 아교 세포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microglia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microglia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மைக்ரோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोग्लिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikroglia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikrogleju
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікроглії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microglia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρογλοία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

microglia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikroglia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microglia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microglia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROGLIA»

The term «microglia» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROGLIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «microglia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «microglia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about microglia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROGLIA»

Discover the use of microglia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microglia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Microglia in the Regenerating and Degenerating Central ...
This book gives an up to date account of the role of microglia in degeneration and regeneration of the nervous system and also reviews microglial cell function and physiology.
Wolfgang J. Streit, 2002
2
Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Role of TTP in ...
Microglia activation plays a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases.
Simon Schwörer, 2012
3
Interactions of Neurons, Astrocytes and Microglia with HUCB ...
Previous studies demonstrated that intravenous administration of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells could improve behavioral and neurological recovery of stroked animals following middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO).
Lixian Jiang, 2008
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Neuroglia
several groups, we do not yet know the guidance cues that direct microglia to their final target. In addition, the potentially protease-mediated signals that may facilitate microglia migration into the depth of the neuroepithelium are still unknown.
Helmut Kettenmann, Bruce R. Ransom, 2013
5
Neuroimmunoendocrinology
Microglia Microglia, the resident macrophage of the brain, comprise 10-20% of all glial cells. Microglia were originally described by del Rio-Hortega [58]: he hypothesized that microglia were of mesodermal origin, had phagocytic functions , and ...
J. Edwin Blalock, 1997
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Protective and Pathological Immune Responses in the CNS
3.4 Microglia The developmental origin of microglia is still somewhat controversial (LNG and Wong 1993). There is evidence that microglia originate from bone marrow (HICKEY et al. 1992; KRIVIT et al. 1995; EGLITIS and MEZEY 1997) and ...
B. Dietzschold, J.A. Richt, 2002
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From Molecules to Networks: An Introduction to Cellular and ...
Microglia Are Mediators of Immune Responses in Nervous Tissue The brain has traditionally been considered an "immunologically privileged site," mainly because the blood-brain barrier normally restricts the access of immune cells from the ...
Ruth Heidelberger, M. Neal Waxham, John H. Byrne, 2009
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Psychoneuroimmunology
FIGURE 3 Microglia under basal and activated states. Microglia in hippocampus were stained with FITC-IB4, which also labels blood vessels (arrowheads, Panels A and C). Microglia under basal conditions exhibit highly branched, ramified ...
Robert Ader, 2007
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Alzheimer's Disease in the Middle-Aged
Rio Hortega (13) was the first to demonstrate ramified microglia. He was persuaded that these cells originated from the invasion of mesodermal pial elements. He postulated that pial elements invade the brain tissue to become the globose ...
Hyun Sil Jeong, 2008
10
Modulation of Microglia and CD8+ T Lymphocyte Activation by ...
The immunosuppressive nature of glucocorticoids has been well documented both in vitro and in vivo.
Aji Nair, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROGLIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microglia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Science Doesn't Need Mice
The abstract for this essay reads: "A large and rapidly increasing body of evidence indicates that microglia-to-neuron signaling is essential for ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Better Sleep May be Important for Alzheimer's Risk
Most of the microglia found to contain iron as part of this study were in an activated state, and while these cells had previously been linked to ... «Junior College, Jul 15»
3
Stanford researchers identify iron-containing microglia in the brains …
Surprisingly, in the brain region of interest there was no consistent overlap between the iron-laden microglia and the amyloid plaques or tau. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
4
Male and Female mice process pain differently – Immune cells play …
In the past, it has been shown by Watkins and Maier that 'microglia/glial cells' of the brain and spinal cord play a crucial role in chronic pain ... «Biotechin.Asia, Jul 15»
5
Why Science Needs Female Mice
For males, immune cells called microglia appear to be required for pain hypersensitivity, and inhibiting their function also relieves the pain. «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
A painful difference between the sexes
The authors report that microglia are essential for mechanical pain hypersensitivity in male mice, whereas lymphocytes seem to fulfil this role in ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Want to Feel Better? Start With Your Gut
Gastrointestinal inflammation in autism as well as pathological evidence of neuroinflammation involving activation of brain microglia has been ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»
8
Why kids' recovery times vary widely after brain injury
So inflammation induced by trauma can result in inflammatory cells (microglia) cleaning up bits of damaged myelin and often incidentally ... «RedOrbit, Jul 15»
9
June biology highlights: sand flies, CRISPR, Ebola, chicken eggs …
There is an increasing awareness that microglia may have a pathogenic role in neurodegenerative diseases. Using two widely studied ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
10
National Eye Institute research shows in blinding eye disease, trash …
Spider-like cells inside the brain, spinal cord and eye hunt for invaders, capturing and then devouring them. These cells, called microglia, often ... «pharmabiz.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Microglia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/microglia>. May 2024 ».
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