glia gleyde • gliadin · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · glia · · Text Latin · · Script 4 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system. Synonyms: neuroglia. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · neuroglia · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C