Meaning
rootgli/o
glue, neuroglia
GreekNervous
Terms built from gli/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with gli/o marked.
- gliomagli/o + -omaTumor arising from glial cells in the brain
gli/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root gli/o means “glue/glial cells”.
- The suffix -oma means “tumor”.
- Together: Tumor arising from glial cells in the brain.
Parts that combine with gli/o
Word parts that appear alongside gli/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use gli/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
gliosis
More nervous roots and combining forms
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