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oligodendroglia

English

Etymology

oligo- +? dendro- +? glia

Noun

oligodendroglia (plural oligodendroglias or oligodendroglia)

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

Synonyms

  • oligodendrocyte

Derived terms

  • oligodendroglion

See also

  • Oligodendrocyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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oligodendrocyte

English

Etymology

From oligo- +? dendrocyte

Noun

oligodendrocyte (plural oligodendrocytes)

  1. (biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system

Derived terms

  • oligodendrocytic

Related terms

  • oligodendritic

Translations

See also

  • polydendrocyte

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