oligodendroglialadj.
/ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)ˌdɛndrəˈɡlʌɪəl/, U.S. /ˈˌɑləɡoʊˌdɛndrəˈɡliəl/, /ˈˌoʊləɡoʊˌdɛndrəˈɡliəl/ Cell Biology.
Of, relating to, or designating oligodendrocytes.
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unipolar1853
interneural1888
adendritic1894
interneuronal1899
tigroid1901
connecter1916
satellited1928
microglial1929
oligodendroglial1929
presynaptic1935
postsynaptic1937
motoneuronal1955
fusimotor1958
monoaminergic1963
noradrenergic1963
aminergic1967
1929 Jrnl. Pathol. & Bacteriol. 32 736 An oligodendroglial cell contains a spherical nucleus which is smaller than the nucleus of a neuroglial cell.
1967 Jrnl. Canad. Med. Assoc. 97 9/1 (caption) Two enlarged oligodendroglial nuclei are prominent, contrasting with the small, lymphocyte-like nuclei of the normal oligodendroglial cells.
1993 Sci. Amer. Sept. 76/2 (caption) They also induce B cells to produce antibodies that destroy oligodendroglial cells, which normally repair myelin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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