| NOUN | body | oligodendria, oligodendroglia | tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers |
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| Meaning | tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers. | |
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| Synonym | oligodendroglia | |
| Part of | medullary sheath, myelin sheath | A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers |
| Parts | oligodendrocyte | A cell of the oligodendroglia |
| Broader | neuroglia, glia | sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system |
| Spanish | oligodendria, oligodendroglia | |
| Catalan | oligodendria, oligodèndria, oligodendroglia, oligodendròglia | |
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