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glia vs oligodendria

oligodendria vs glia

glia and oligodendria both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glia Yes No No No
oligodendria Yes No No No
As nouns, oligodendria is a hyponym of glia; that is, oligodendria is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glia:
  • glia: 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
  • oligodendria: tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Other hyponyms of glia include astroglia, macroglia, microglia, oligodendroglia.
glia (noun) oligodendria (noun)
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 tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Difference between glia and oligodendria

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