MYELINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

medulla; myelin; myeline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("myeline" is a kind of...):

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

Holonyms ("myeline" is a substance of...):

medullary sheath; myelin sheath (a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers)

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