MYELIN


Meaning of MYELIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmī-ə-lən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1873

: a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick myelin sheath about the protoplasmic core of a myelinated nerve fiber

• my·e·lin·ic ˌmī-ə-ˈli-nik adjective

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