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noun
tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oligodendria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neuroglia, glia
History
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.
