"glymphatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Blend of glial + lymphatic; from late 2013. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|glial|lymphatic}} Blend of glial + lymphatic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} glymphatic (not comparable)
  1. (biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates. Wikipedia link: Glymphatic system Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Translations (of or relating to the waste clearance pathway of the central nervous system): glymfaattinen (Finnish), glia-lymfaattinen (Finnish), glymphatique (French)
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