[ '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 .
[ '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. 2004