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myelin

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Noun

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

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Synonyms:
myeline medulla

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "myelin":
malian million mallon maya lin melanin melena melinae mellon melon milan more...
Words contain "myelin":
demyelinate demyelination myelin myelin sheath myelinated myelinated nerve fiber myeline myelinic myelinisation myelinization more...
Words contain "myelin" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
schwann cell myelin multiple sclerosis disseminated multiple sclerosis disseminated sclerosis oligodendria oligodendroglia medullary sheath demyelination myelin sheath more...

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