Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuroglia

/njuˈrɔɡlĭə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-roglia
IPA: /njuˈrɔɡlĭə/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English glia English neuroglia From neuro- + glia.

Inflected Forms

neuroglias (plural)

Derived Forms

neurogliaform neuroglial

Synonyms

glia

Questions

How do you pronounce neuroglia?: The recorded pronunciation is /njuˈrɔɡlĭə/.
What does neuroglia mean?: glial cell
Where does neuroglia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English glia English neuroglia From neuro- + glia.

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