satellitosis

sat·el·lit·o·sis

noun \ˌsat-^əl-ī-ˈtō-səs\

plural sat·el·lit·o·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of SATELLITOSIS

: the usually abnormal clustering of one type of cell around another; especially : the clustering of glial cells around neurons in the brain that is associated with certain pathological states (as oligodendroglioma)