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Meaning of oligodendrocyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system

Equivalents

Español oligodendrocito
Français oligodendrocyte
Italiano oligodendrocita
日本語 希突起膠細胞

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

oligodendrocytoma oligodendrogenesis oligodendroglia oligodendrogliogenesis oligodendroglioma oligodendrogliomagenesis

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