Oligodendrocytes (from Greek, meaning cells with a few branches), or oligodendroglia (Greek, few tree glue), are a type of neuroglia. Their main functions are to provide support and insulation to axons in the central nervous system of some vertebrates, equivalent to the function performed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Oligoden...
(from the article `nervous system`) ...of different neuroglia, neurologists have been able to discern two (in some opinions, three) main groups of neuroglia: (1) astrocytes, subdivided ...
A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell.
Neuroglial cell of the central nervous system in vertebrates whose function is to myelinate CNS axons. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(ol″ĭ-go-den´dro-sīt) a cell of oligodendroglia.
Neuroglial cell of the central nervous system in vertebrates whose function is to myelinate CNS axons.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ol′i-gō-den′drō-sīt Definitions: 1. A cell of the oligodendroglia.
Oligodendrocyte: A type of cell in the central nervous system. The oligodendrocytes surround and insulate the long fibers (the axons) through which the nerves send their electrical messages. The term 'oligodendrocyte' comes from the fact that through a microscope the cell's projections looked like the sparse branches of a tree. The word is from the...
(ol;u1-go-den;druo-s1t) A type of neuroglial cell concerned with the formation of the myelin of nerve fibers within the central nervous system.
[n] - a cell of the oligodendroglia
noun a cell of the oligodendroglia