Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Neuroglia \Neu*rog"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. gr. ? ligament + ? glue.]
   (Anat.)
   The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the
   nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal
   cord.

Source : WordNet®

neuroglia
     n : sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in
         the central nervous system; glial and neural cells
         together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
         [syn: {glia}]