oligodendroglion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons

Word forms

oligodendroglion oligodendroglia

Etymology

Back-formation from oligodendroglia., after ganglion.

Related words

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