OLIGODENDROCYTE


Meaning of OLIGODENDROCYTE in English

[ ˌɒlɪgə(ʊ)'dɛndrəsʌɪt ]

■ noun Anatomy a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin.

Origin

1930s: from oligodendroglia + -cyte .

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