Home › Words › M › microgliogenesismicrogliogenesismicrogliogenesis means the creation and development of microglia.EtymologyFrom micro- + gliogenesis.nounThe creation and development of microgliaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.neurogliogenesis 74% match — The formation and development of neuroglia vs microgliogenesis →astrocytogenesis 71% match — The creation and development of astrocytes vs microgliogenesis →microgliosis 71% match — The presence of microglia in nervous tissue following injury vs microgliogenesis →neurogenesis 68% match — The creation and development of neurons vs microgliogenesis →gliogenesis 67% match — The generation of non-neuronal glia populations derived from multipotent neural stem cells. vs microgliogenesis →astrogliogenesis 65% match — The production of astrogliosis vs microgliogenesis →gliomagenesis 65% match — The formation and development of gliomas vs microgliogenesis →spinogenesis 64% match — The development of dendritic spines in neurons vs microgliogenesis →