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oligodendrocyte

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ol·i·go·den·dro·cyte  (l-g-dndr-st, l-)
n.
One of the cells comprising the oligodendroglia.
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Noun1.oligodendrocyte - a cell of the oligodendroglia
glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell - a cell of the neuroglia
oligodendria, oligodendroglia - tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
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