OLIGODENDROGLIA

oligodendroglia, oligodendria

(noun) tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oligodendroglia (plural oligodendroglias or oligodendroglia)

(anatomy) tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath

Synonyms

• oligodendrocyte

Source: Wiktionary



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