Word "MYELIN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Synonyms:
medulla, myeline

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Fatty substance that forms a covering around nerves (6)
A white tissue forming an insulating sheath around certain nerve fibres
White fatty coating of the axons of nerve cells that provides insulation and increases the speed at which impulses are conducted (6)
It covers nerves from setter's feelings essentially (6)
Electrically insulating material around nerve fibers New York Times 04 Aug 2018
Electrically insulating material around nerve fibers
Fatty substance in nerve cells Wall Street Journal 03 Aug 2016
Insulating sheath around nerves The Washington Post 27 May 2016
Substance protecting many nerve fibres The Times Concise 29 Mar 2016
The writer's flower put back in a sort of sheath The Telegraph Toughie 09 Sep 2015
Medullary sheath
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