ol·i·go·den·drog·li·a ( l  -g -d n-drg l - , 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. |
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| Noun | 1. | oligodendroglia - tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers medullary sheath, myelin sheath - a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers glia, neuroglia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system oligodendrocyte - a cell of the oligodendroglia |
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