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Myelin

Myelin Meaning & Definition
Myelin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Myelin?

[n] a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Myelin: medulla | myeline

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See Also | fat | medullary sheath | myelin sheath

Myelin In Webster's Dictionary

\My"e*lin\, n. [Gr. ? marrow.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.

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