English noun: oligodendroglia | |||
1. | oligodendroglia (body) tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers | ||
Synonyms | oligodendria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glia, neuroglia | ||
Part holonym | oligodendrocyte | ||
Part meronym | medullary sheath, myelin sheath | ||