单词	oligodendrocyte
释义	oligodendrocyte noun ol·​i·​go·​den·​dro·​cyte ˈä-li-gō-ˈden-drə-ˌsīt  ˈō-; ə-ˌli-gə- : a glial cell that resembles an astrocyte but is smaller with few and slender processes having few branches and that forms the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system see oligodendroglia Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The oligodendrocyte begins to synthesize myelin at that spot and wrap it around the axon. R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020 Intriguingly, immature oligodendrocytes, called oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), populate nearly the entire brain with little regard for the complex anatomical boundaries within brain tissue. R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019 The gene is essential for OPCs to mature into oligodendrocytes. R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019 The ragged extensions of an oligodendrocyte can supply many neurons (nerve cells) with myelin, an insulating material which allows each neuron's communicating axon to transmit electrical impulses efficiently. Doug Criss, CNN, 28 Mar. 2018 Word History Etymology oligodendro- (in oligodendroglia) + -cyte First Known Use 1932, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition oligodendrocyte noun oli·​go·​den·​dro·​cyte -ˈden-drə-ˌsīt  : a glial cell that resembles an astrocyte but is smaller with few and slender processes having few branches and that forms the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system
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