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polydendrocyte

polydendrocyte noun: an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.

Noun

polydendrocyte (plural polydendrocytes)

  1. An oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
    • The term "interstitial cell" is misleading, because it implies a connective tissue origin to most histologists. We would like to suggest the purely descriptive term "granular polydendrocyte" instead.1964, JR Dupont, H Sprinz, “The neurovegetative periphery of the gut. A revaluation with conventional technics in the light of modern knowledge”, in American Journal of Anatomy

Forms of polydendrocyte

pluralpolydendrocytes

Origin of polydendrocyte

From poly- + dendrocyte.

Questions about polydendrocyte

What does polydendrocyte mean?
Polydendrocyte means an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
What part of speech is polydendrocyte?
Polydendrocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of polydendrocyte?
The plural of polydendrocyte is polydendrocytes.

Words near polydendrocyte in the dictionary

  1. polydemonism
  2. polydemonist
  3. polydemonistic
  4. polydemonists
  5. polydendritic
  6. polydendrocyte
  7. polydendrocytes
  8. polydendrocytic
  9. polydenominational
  10. polydent
  11. polydental

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