MYELIN


Meaning of MYELIN in English

[ 'mʌɪəlɪn ]

■ noun Anatomy & Physiology a whitish fatty substance forming a sheath around many nerve fibres.

Derivatives

~ated adjective

~ation noun

Origin

C19: from Gk muelos 'marrow' + -in 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.