释义 |
myelinated, a. (Formerly at myelin n.1) Anat.|ˈmaɪəlɪneɪtɪd| [f. myelin n.1 + -ate3 + -ed1.] Of a nerve fibre: surrounded by a myelin sheath.
1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 75 An exceedingly small group of myelinated fibres. 1956Nature 28 Jan. 164/2 His [sc. Kulchitsky's] name is continually recalled to neurologists by his modification of the Weigert method that made possible the better staining of myelinated fibres. 1974D. & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. ix. 185 Although protective cells enclose all nerve fibers, the myelin sheath is variable; thus there are heavily myelinated, lightly myelinated, and even unmyelinated fibers. 1987Nursing Jan. 494/1 Unmyelinated fibres can convey pain impulse, albeit more slowly than myelinated fibres. |