First Known Use: 1932
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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
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Origin of OLIGODENDROCYTE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from olig- + dendr- + -cyte
Medical Dictionary
oligodendrocyte
noun oli·go·den·dro·cyte \-ˈden-drə-ˌsīt\
Medical Definition of OLIGODENDROCYTE
: a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches
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