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Noun: oligodendroglia
  1. Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
    "Oligodendroglia are essential for rapid signal transmission in the nervous system"

Derived forms: oligodendroglias

Type of: glia, neuroglia

Part of: medullary sheath, myelin sheath

Encyclopedia: Oligodendroglia