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Vinony

oligodendrocyte

noun

  1. neural cell type
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English dendrocyte English oligodendrocyte From oligo- + dendrocyte.

  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.”