English Explanatory Dictionary

glymphatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.

Pronunciation

/ɡlɪmˈfæ.tɪk/

Word forms

glymphatic

Etymology

Blend of glial + lymphatic; coined by Danish neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard late 2013.

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