oligodendrocyte

noun ol·i·go·den·dro·cyte \ˈä-li-gō-ˈden-drə-ˌsīt, ˈō-; ə-ˌli-gə-\

Definition of OLIGODENDROCYTE

: a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches

International Scientific Vocabulary, from olig- + dendr- + -cyte

First Known Use: 1932

Medical Dictionary

noun oli·go·den·dro·cyte \-ˈden-drə-ˌsīt\

: a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches

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