Any apoptotic process in a glial cell, a non-neuronal cell of the nervous system. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000125 GOC:mtg_apoptosis GOC:sart ]
Synonyms: apoptosis of glial cells programmed cell death, glial cells programmed cell death, glia programmed cell death of glial cells by apoptosis programmed cell death of glia by apoptosis apoptosis of glia glia programmed cell death by apoptosis glial cell programmed cell death by apoptosis glia apoptosis