oligodendroglia
noun
ol·i·go·den·drog·lia ˈä-li-gō-den-ˈdrä-glē-ə 
-ˈdrō-
-ˈdrō- ˈō-;
ə-ˌli-gə-
: glia that is made up of oligodendrocytes
oligodendroglial
ˈä-li-gō-den-ˈdrä-glē-əl
adjective -ˈdrō-
ˈō-;
ə-ˌli-gə-
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Spanish oligodendroglía, from oligo- oligo- + dendro- dendro- + glía glia
Note: The term was introduced by the Spanish neuroscientist Pío del Río Hortega (1882-1945) in "La glía des escasas radiaciones (oligodendroglía)," Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, tomo 21 (1921), pp. 63-92.
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
oligodendroglia
noun
oli·go·den·drog·lia -den-ˈdräg-lē-ə -ˈdrōg-
-ˈdrōg- : glia made up of oligodendrocytes
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