oligodendroglia

noun

ol·​i·​go·​den·​drog·​lia ˈä-li-gō-den-ˈdrä-glē-ə  -ˈdrō- 

ˈō-;

ə-ˌli-gə-

: glia that is made up of oligodendrocytes

oligodendroglial

ˈä-li-gō-den-ˈdrä-glē-əl 

-ˈdrō-

ˈō-;

ə-ˌli-gə-

adjective

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- 

: glia made up of oligodendrocytes

oligodendroglial

-lē-əl 

adjective