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English noun: myelin

1. myelin (substance) a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers


Synonymsmedulla, myeline


Broader (hypernym)fat


Substance meronymmedullary sheath, myelin sheath









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