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Gliosis
Definition 1
Reactive astrocytic proliferation associated with fibrous tissue formation, secondary to damage (trauma or ischemia) to the central nervous system. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The production of a dense fibrous network of neuroglia; includes astrocytosis, which is a proliferation of astrocytes in the area of a degenerative lesion. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
an excess of neuroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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