oligodendrocyte
nounEtymology From oligo- + dendrocyte.
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Biology, Natural sciences Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system
- 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.1933, LB Cox, “The cytology of the glioma group; with special reference to the inclusion of cells derived from the invaded tissue”, in The American Journal of Pathology:
- Derived terms
- nonoligodendrocyte, oligodendrocytic, oligodendrocytoma, preoligodendrocyte
- Related terms
- oligodendritic, polydendrocyte