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