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microglia vs neuroglia

neuroglia vs microglia

microglia and neuroglia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microglia Yes No No No
neuroglia Yes No No No
As nouns, neuroglia is a hypernym of microglia; that is, neuroglia is a word with a broader meaning than microglia:
  • microglia: neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
  • neuroglia: 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
Other hypernyms of microglia include glia.
microglia (noun) neuroglia (noun)
neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic 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
Difference between microglia and neuroglia

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