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noun
Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
a cell of the oligodendroglia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English dendrocyte English oligodendrocyte From oligo- + dendrocyte.
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