MYELIN SHEATH

Meaning of MYELIN SHEATH in English

Anat.

a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors. See diag. under neuron .

[ 1895-1900 ]

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MYELIN SHEATH — noun Date: 1896 a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MYELIN SHEATH — [myelin sheath] n (1896): a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers--called also medullary sheath
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYELIN SHEATH — noun : medullary sheath 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYELIN SHEATH — coating on the axons of nerve cells
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MYELIN SHEATH — Date: 1896 : a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers — called also medullary sheath
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYELIN SHEATH — Function: noun Date: 1896 : a layer of myelin surrounding some nerve fibers ― called also medullary sheath
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MYELIN SHEATH — миелиновая оболочка
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MYELIN SHEATH — миелиновая оболочка
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MYELIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick ~ sheath about …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHEATH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYELIN — ˈmīələ̇n noun also my·e·line “, -əˌlēn ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myel- + -in, -ine; originally formed as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYELIN — (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
Английский словарь Webster
MYELIN — (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, …
Английский словарь Webster
MYELIN — ( n. ) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — ( n. ) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — — myelinic , adj. /muy"euh lin/ , n. Biol. a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYELIN — n. fatty substance which surrounds nerve fibers (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEATH
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MYELIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 : a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick myelin sheath …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEATH — noun any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. 2. sheath ·noun one of the elytra of an insect. 3. sheath ·noun …
Webster English vocab
MYELIN — noun one of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers. 2. …
Webster English vocab
MYELIN — [ 'mʌɪəlɪn ] ■ noun Anatomy & Physiology a whitish fatty substance forming a sheath around many nerve fibres. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHEATH
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYELIN — [my.e.lin] n [ISV] (1873): a soft white somewhat fatty material that forms a thick myelin sheath about the protoplasmic core …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYELIN — white, insulating sheath on the axon of many nerve fibres. It is composed of fatty materials, protein, and water. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEATH — sheath noun BrE AmE ʃiːθ ▷ sheaths ʃiːðz ʃiːθs ▶ ˈ sheath knife BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MYELIN — myelin BrE AmE ˈma ɪ ‿əl ɪn -ɪl-, § \ -ən ▶ ˌ myelin ˈ sheath BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEATH — / ʃiːθ; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheaths / ʃiːðz; NAmE /) 1. a cover that fits closely over the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYELIN — / ˈmaɪəlɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( biology ) a mixture of proteins and fats that surrounds many …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEATH — sheath /ʃiːθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheaths ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceath ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEATH — n. (pl. sheaths) 1 a close-fitting cover, esp. for the blade of a knife or sword. 2 a condom. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. øømyelination n. [Gk muelos marrow + -IN]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEATH — n. (pl. sheaths) 1 a close-fitting cover, esp. for the blade of a knife or sword. 2 a condom. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. myelination n. [ Gk muelos marrow + -IN ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEATH — n. (pl. sheaths) 1. a close-fitting cover, esp. for the blade of a knife or sword. 2 a condom. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
MYELIN — n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres. Derivatives: myelination n. Etymology: Gk muelos marrow + -IN
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sheath knife COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN knife ▪ In essays on whisky-tasting, sheath knives …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEATH — [noun] [C] - a close-fitting protective coveringThe cable has a copper wire surrounded by a plastic sheath.The nerves are surrounded …
Cambridge English vocab
SHEATH
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHEATH — n. 25B6; noun put the sword in its sheath : SCABBARD, case. the wire has a plastic sheath : COVERING, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHEATH — Of a communications or power cable , the outer covering or coverings of tough material, often plastic, that is resistant …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
MYELIN — The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue surrounding the axons or nerve fibers. The …
English Dictionary of Medicine
MYELIN — The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MYELIN — a white fatty substance that forms the sheath around the axons of some neurons and provides insulation necessary for proper …
AIDS English Glossary
SHEATH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYELIN — биохим. миелин, миелиновый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYELIN — Миелин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHEATH
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHEATH — 1) оболочка; покрытие || покрывать; армировать 2) облицовка каналов ( при натяжении арматуры на бетон ) 3) корпус; кожух; обшивка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHEATH — 1) оболочка; покрытие || покрывать; армировать 2) облицовка каналов (при натяжении арматуры на бетон) 3) корпус; кожух; обшивка || обшивать; заключать в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MYELIN — биохим. миелин, миелиновый
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MYELIN — (n) миелин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHEATH
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHEATH — сущ. 1) а) футляр б) ножны ( чаще всего для оружия ) a bronze sword in a wooden sheath — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHEATH — сущ. 1) а) футляр б) ножны (чаще всего для оружия) a bronze sword in a wooden sheath — бронзовый меч в деревянных ножнах 2) узкое, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHEATH
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHEATH
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MYELIN — миелин
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SHEATH — 1) оболочка; обшивка; кожух; покров 2) покрывать; обшивать • - aluminium sheath - cement sheath - steel sheath
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SHEATH — оболочка; покрытие - cable sheath - cement sheath - fiberglass-bitumen sheath - mud sheath - plastic recovery sheath - transparent sheath
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
SHEATH — (трубчатая) оболочка - aluminum cable sheath - cable sheath - lead sheath - nonconductive sheath
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SHEATH — 1) стенка волновода 2) оболочка 3) корпус; кожух 4) область пространственного заряда 5) электронная спица (магнетрона) • - cable sheath - ion sheath - rotating sheath
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям

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