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Noun: oligodendroglia
  1. Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
    - oligodendria

Derived forms: oligodendroglias

Type of: glia, neuroglia

Part of: medullary sheath, myelin sheath

Encyclopedia: Oligodendroglia

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