Oligodendrocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oligodendrocyte is a noun meaning (biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system.
Meaning
(biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- oligodendrocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interfascicular, nonoligodendrocyte, oligodendroglion, oligodendroglia, oligodendrogliogenesis, oligodendrogenesis.
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