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, adjective