oligodendroglia /ol·i·go·den·drog·lia/ (-den-drog´le-ah)
oligodendroglia
1. the nonneural cells of ectodermal origin forming part of the adventitial structure (neuroglia) of the central nervous system.
2. the tissue composed of such cells.
ol·i·go·den·drog·li·a ( l  -g -d n-drg l - )n. Neuroglia consisting of cells similar to but smaller than astrocytes, found in the central nervous system and associated with the formation of myelin. Also called oligodendria. |
oligodendroglia
[ol′igōdendrog′lē·ə]
one of three types of glia cells that, with the nerve cells, compose the central nervous system and are characterized by sheetlike processes that wrap around individual axons to form a myelin sheath of nerve fibers.
oligodendroglia
1. the non-neural cells of ectodermal origin forming part of the adventitial structure of the central nervous system.
2. the tissue composed of such cells.
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