gliogenesis means the generation of non-neuronal glia populations derived from multipotent neural stem cells. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From glio- + -genesis.
noun
- The generation of non-neuronal glia populations derived from multipotent neural stem cells.“The "indifferent cell" described by Schaper was an apolar element occurring ubiquitously in the growing central nervous system and capable of the dual function of neurogenesis and gliogenesis.”