oligodendroglia

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What does oligodendroglia mean?

tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath

Where does oligodendroglia come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *dóruredup. Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om? Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- English glia English oligodendroglia From oligo- + dendro- + glia.

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