oligodendroglia
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noun \-den-ˈdrä-glē-ə, -ˈdrȯ-\Definition of OLIGODENDROGLIA
: glia made up of oligodendrocytes that forms the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system
— ol·i·go·den·drog·li·al \-glē-əl\ adjective
Origin of OLIGODENDROGLIA
New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary oligodendrocyte + New Latin glia
First Known Use: 1924
oli·go·den·drog·lia
noun \-den-ˈdräg-lē-ə, -ˈdrōg-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of OLIGODENDROGLIA
: glia made up of oligodendrocytes that forms the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system
—oli·go·den·drog·li·al \-lē-əl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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