gliosis
Definitions
A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar.
Equivalents
Italianogliosi
Examples
“Material for the second MS library (herein MS2) came from a pool of tissues from two patients, one with acute, active lesions and widespread inflammatory involvement in the white matter⟳, and the other with chronic, "silent" lesions, with gliosis, but without evidence of a lymphocytic infiltrate.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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