oligodendroglia

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Etymology

From 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

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