oligodendroglia

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Etymology

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oligo- +‎ dendro- +‎ glia

Noun

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oligodendroglia (plural oligodendroglias or oligodendroglia)

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

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