To add to the question, the adjectival form of glia is glial. What is the rule here? (Yes, I heard the NPR snippet this afternoon on injecting glial cells into the brains of mice and the effects of doing so.) DKH
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Carol DeVolder <devoldercar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear TIPSters, > It's my understanding that the word "glia" is plural--if that's the case, > what is the singular form of the word? Is it similar to bacteria/bacterium? > I realize there are deeper problems in the world, but this is bugging me. > > Thanks, > Carol > > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: dhogb...@albion.edu. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=24198 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-24198-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > -- David K. Hogberg, PhD Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Department of Psychological Science Albion College Albion MI 49224 Tel: 517/629-4834 (Home and mobile) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24199 or send a blank email to leave-24199-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
