| oligodendroglioma |
(OL-ih-go-den-dro-glee-O-ma) A rare, slow-growing tumor that begins in the oligodendrocytes (brain cells that nourish and support nerve cells). Also called an oligodendroglial tumor
Ãâó: dictionary.rare-cancer.org/dictionary.php
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| olfactory trigone |
The point at which the olfactory tracts as they pass toward the anterior perforated substance divide into medial, lateral and intermediate stria.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| oligodendroglia |
(Gr. oligos, few; dendron, tree; glia, glue): Neuroglial cells of ectodermal origin (from bipotential O-2A progenitor cells) introduced by Del Rio Hortega and forming part of the non-neuronal interstitium the central nervous system. Interfascicular oligos are common to white matter whereas perineuronal forms are found in gray matter. These cells make myelin and can be identified by their content of carbonic anhydrase, surface galactocerebroside, myelin, and MBP.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| olive |
A smooth ovale eminence located on the ventrolateral surface of the rostral medulla oblongata. It marks the location of the underlying inferior olivary nucleus.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| oliguria |
reduced, too-low urine output
Ãâó: www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm
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