Oligodendrocyte

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system

    "With the Hortega silver carbonate stain, or one of its modifications, oligodendrocytes are observed. These cells are usually small and correspond to the small cortical oligodendrocyte of Robertson."

  2. 2
    a cell of the oligodendroglia wordnet

Example

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"With the Hortega silver carbonate stain, or one of its modifications, oligodendrocytes are observed. These cells are usually small and correspond to the small cortical oligodendrocyte of Robertson."

Etymology

From oligo- + dendrocyte.

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