oligodendroglia cells

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• oligodendroglia — One of the three types of glia cells (the other two being macroglia or astrocytes, and microglia) that, together with nerve cells, compose the tissue of the central nervous system. O. cells are characterized by variable numbers of veillike or… …   Medical dictionary

• oligodendroglia — ol·i·go·den·drog·li·a (ŏl ĭ gō dĕn drŏgʹlē ə, ō lĭ ) n. Neuroglia consisting of cells similar to but smaller than astrocytes, found in the central nervous system and associated with the formation of myelin.   [oligo + dendro + neuroglia.] * * * …   Universalium

• oligodendroglia — noun tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath Syn: oligodendrocyte …   Wiktionary

• oligodendroglia — noun tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers • Syn: ↑oligodendria • Hypernyms: ↑neuroglia, ↑glia • Part Holonyms: ↑medullary sheath, ↑myelin sheath …   Useful english dictionary

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• neuroglia — Non neuronal cellular elements of the central and peripheral nervous system; formerly believed to be merely supporting cells but now thought to have important metabolic functions, since they are invariably interposed between neurons and the blood …   Medical dictionary

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary

• sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu …   Medical dictionary

• Axon — A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber optic cable carrying outgoing (efferent) messages. The neuron sends electrical impulses from its cell body through the axon to target cells. Each nerve cell has one axon. An… …   Medical dictionary

• Nerve fiber — Latin neurofibra MeSH Nerve+Fibers Code TA A14.0.00.001 A nerve fiber is a threadlike extension of a nerve cell and consists of an axon …   Wikipedia

• Kolliker's reticulum — Neuroglia Neu*rog li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + gli a glue.] (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also {K[ o]lliker s reticulum}. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English