Oligodendrocyte
/ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈdɛndrəʊsaɪt/
noun
1.
(anatomy) a glial cell involved in the formation of the myelin sheaths of nerve cell axons
oligodendrocyte ol·i·go·den·dro·cyte (ŏl’ĭ-gō-děn’drə-sīt’)
n.
One of the cells comprising the oligodendroglia.
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