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glia vs oligodendroglia

oligodendroglia vs glia

glia and oligodendroglia both are nouns.

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

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