"oligodendrocyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oligodendrocytes [plural]
Etymology: From oligo- + dendrocyte. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|oligo|dendrocyte}} oligo- + dendrocyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} oligodendrocyte (plural oligodendrocytes)
  1. (biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system Wikipedia link: oligodendrocyte Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: oligodendrocytic Related terms: oligodendritic, polydendrocyte Translations (Translations): oligodendrocyte [masculine] (French), oligodendrocita [masculine] (Italian), 希突起膠細胞 (kitokkikōsaibō) (alt: きとっきこうさいぼう) (Japanese), oligodendrocito [masculine] (Spanish), oligodendrocyt (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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