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myelin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun myelin has 1 sense

myelin(n = noun.substance) medulla, myeline - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers; Array

is a kind of fat

Derived form adjective myelinic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

myelin, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.].

A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

myelin, n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres.

Derivative

myelination n.

Etymology

Gk muelos marrow + -IN

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