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oligodendroglion

oligodendroglion noun: a glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons.

Noun

oligodendroglion (plural oligodendroglia)

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

Forms of oligodendroglion

pluraloligodendroglia

Origin of oligodendroglion

Back-formation from oligodendroglia., after ganglion.

Questions about oligodendroglion

What does oligodendroglion mean?
Oligodendroglion means a glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons.
What part of speech is oligodendroglion?
Oligodendroglion is a noun.
What is the plural of oligodendroglion?
The plural of oligodendroglion is oligodendroglia.

Words near oligodendroglion in the dictionary

  1. oligodendrogliogenesis
  2. oligodendroglioma
  3. oligodendrogliomagenesis
  4. oligodendrogliomal
  5. oligodendrogliomas
  6. oligodendroglion
  7. oligodendrogliopathic
  8. oligodendrogliopathy
  9. oligodendrogliosis
  10. oligodendroma
  11. oligodendromal

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