glymphatic system
[ glim-fat-ik ]
/ glɪmˈfæt ɪk /
noun
Anatomy.
the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.
Also called
glymphatic pathway.
Origin of glymphatic system
First recorded in 2008–13;
glia +
lymphatic system
OTHER WORDS FROM glymphatic system
glym·phat·ic, adjectiveWords nearby glymphatic system
glycotropic factor,
glycuresis,
glycuronate,
glycuronic acid,
glycyl,
glymphatic system,
glyn,
glyndebourne,
glyoxaline,
glyoxylate,
glyoxylic acid