Myelin Common

Myelin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

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

myelin myeline medulla

A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

See Also

myelinate hypomyelinosis adrenoleukodystrophy lipid adrenomyeloneuropathy myeloidin myelocyte leukodystrophy

Related Terms

myelinate hypomyelinosis adrenoleukodystrophy lipid adrenomyeloneuropathy myeloidin myelocyte leukodystrophy hypomyelinogenesis remyelination myelopathy myelinogenesis remyelinate myelinopathy oligodendroglia myeloablated dysmyelination myelination axon oligodendroglion

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

fat

Rhyming Words

lin olin blin elin jilin volin kylin colin bilin arlin aylin tolin holin orlin qilin illin malin calin lalin talin

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