astrogliosis
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astrogliosis (countable and uncountable, plural astroglioses)
- (pathology) An abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons.
- 2012, Issues in Neurology Research and Practice, →ISBN, page 1374:
- While astrogliosis provides protection against inflammation, it is also obstructive in the progress of neuranagenesis after CNS insults.