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oligodendrocyte

oligodendrocyte noun: any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system.

Noun

oligodendrocyte (plural oligodendrocytes)

  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.1933, LB Cox, “The cytology of the glioma group; with special reference to the inclusion of cells derived from the invaded tissue”, in The American Journal of Pathology

Forms of oligodendrocyte

pluraloligodendrocytes

Origin of oligodendrocyte

From oligo- + dendrocyte.

Words formed from oligodendrocyte

Questions about oligodendrocyte

What does oligodendrocyte mean?
Oligodendrocyte means any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system.
What part of speech is oligodendrocyte?
Oligodendrocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of oligodendrocyte?
The plural of oligodendrocyte is oligodendrocytes.

Words near oligodendrocyte in the dictionary

  1. oligodendrimeric
  2. oligodendrimers
  3. oligodendritic
  4. oligodendroblast
  5. oligodendroblasts
  6. oligodendrocyte
  7. oligodendrocytes
  8. oligodendrocytic
  9. oligodendrocytoma
  10. oligodendrocytomas
  11. oligodendrogenesis

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