Meanings
nounoligodendroglia (plural oligodendroglias or oligodendroglia)
plural oligodendroglias
- anatomytissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
Synonyms: oligodendrocyte
Synonyms & antonyms
nountissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
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More synonyms by meaning
nountissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
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oligodendria
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
- Englisholigo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
- Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
- Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
- Englishdendr-
- Englishdendro-
- Englishglia
- Englisholigodendroglia
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oligodendroglia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligodendroglia
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“oligodendroglia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligodendroglia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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