Myelin sheath Moderate

Myelin sheath has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers

medullary sheath myelin sheath

An envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.

See Also

envelope myelo neurokeratin axonotmesis demyelinate node of ranvier demyelination myelogenesis

Related Terms

envelope myelo neurokeratin axonotmesis demyelinate node of ranvier demyelination myelogenesis amyelinic myelin protein zero myelin axomyelinic krabbe disease nerve fibre amyelination myelinolysis submyelinic

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

sheath

Rhyming Words

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