oligodendroglia

English

oligodendroglia (green from staining protein)

Etymology

Noun

oligodendroglia

(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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