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myeline
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun myeline has 1 sense
- myeline(n = noun.substance) medulla, myelin - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers; Array is a kind of fat
CIDE DICTIONARY
myeline, 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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