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oligodendria vs glia

glia vs oligodendria

oligodendria and glia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oligodendria Yes No No No
glia Yes No No No
As nouns, glia is a hypernym of oligodendria; that is, glia is a word with a broader meaning than oligodendria:
  • oligodendria: tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
  • 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
Other hypernyms of oligodendria include neuroglia.
oligodendria (noun) glia (noun)
tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers 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 oligodendria and glia

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