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Noun: oligodendrocyte
  1. A cell of the oligodendroglia
    "Oligodendrocytes produce the myelin sheath that insulates axons"

Derived forms: oligodendrocytes

Type of: glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell

Part of: oligodendroglia

Encyclopedia: Oligodendrocyte