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oligodendrocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-den-dro-cyte
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English dendrocyte English oligodendrocyte From oligo- + dendrocyte.

Inflected Forms

oligodendrocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

nonoligodendrocyte oligodendrocytic oligodendrocytoma preoligodendrocyte

Frequently Paired Words

oligodendritic polydendrocyte

Questions

What does oligodendrocyte mean?
Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system
Where does oligodendrocyte come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English dendrocyte English oligodendrocyte From oligo- + dendrocyte.

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