oligodendroglia
noun
Meaning
- tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- English glia English oligodendroglia From oligo- + dendro- + glia.
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