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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
2. 2
   tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

oligodendriaoligodendrocyteoligodendrocyte

Etymology

From oligo- + dendro- + glia.

Related phrases

glial cell

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