myelin

[ mahy-uh-lin ]

/ ˈmaɪ ə lɪn /

noun Biology.

a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.

Also my·e·line

[mahy-uh-leen]. /ˈmaɪ əˌlin/.

Origin of myelin

First recorded in 1865–70; myel- + -in²

OTHER WORDS FROM myelin

my·e·lin·ic, adjective

Words nearby myelin

myel-, myelapoplexy, myelatelia, myelemia, myelencephalon, myelin, myelinated, myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelin sheath

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Example sentences from the Web for myelin

In MS, the amount and quality of myelin is abnormal, replaced by “sclerotic” plaques, the hallmark of the disease.
Can NASCAR Driver Trevor Bayne Race Safely With Multiple Sclerosis?|Kent Sepkowitz|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Alveolar cells commonly contain fat-droplets and, less frequently, myelin globules.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for myelin

myelin

myeline (ˈmaɪɪˌliːn)

/ (ˈmaɪɪlɪn) /

noun

a white tissue forming an insulating sheath (myelin sheath) around certain nerve fibres. Damage to the myelin sheath causes neurological disease, as in multiple sclerosis

Derived forms of myelin

myelinic, adjective

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Medical definitions for myelin

myelin

[ mī′ə-lĭn ]

n.

A white fatty material composed chiefly of alternating layers of lipids and lipoproteins that encloses the axons of myelinated nerve fibers.

Droplets of lipid formed during autolysis and postmortem decomposition.

Other words from myelin

my′e•lin′ic adj.

Scientific definitions for myelin

myelin

[ mī′ə-lĭn ]

A whitish, fatty substance that forms a sheath around many vertebrate nerve fibers. Myelin insulates the nerves and permits the rapid transmission of nerve impulses. The white matter of the brain is composed of nerve fibers covered in myelin.

单词	myelin
释义	myelin [ mahy-uh-lin ] / ˈmaɪ ə lɪn / noun Biology. a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath. Also my·e·line [mahy-uh-leen]. /ˈmaɪ əˌlin/. Origin of myelin First recorded in 1865–70; myel- + -in² OTHER WORDS FROM myelin my·e·lin·ic, adjective Words nearby myelin myel-, myelapoplexy, myelatelia, myelemia, myelencephalon, myelin, myelinated, myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelin sheath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for myelin In MS, the amount and quality of myelin is abnormal, replaced by “sclerotic” plaques, the hallmark of the disease. Can NASCAR Driver Trevor Bayne Race Safely With Multiple Sclerosis?\|Kent Sepkowitz\|November 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Alveolar cells commonly contain fat-droplets and, less frequently, myelin globules. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd British Dictionary definitions for myelin myelin myeline (ˈmaɪɪˌliːn) / (ˈmaɪɪlɪn) / noun a white tissue forming an insulating sheath (myelin sheath) around certain nerve fibres. Damage to the myelin sheath causes neurological disease, as in multiple sclerosis Derived forms of myelin myelinic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for myelin myelin [ mī′ə-lĭn ] n. A white fatty material composed chiefly of alternating layers of lipids and lipoproteins that encloses the axons of myelinated nerve fibers. Droplets of lipid formed during autolysis and postmortem decomposition. Other words from myelin my′e•lin′ic adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for myelin myelin [ mī′ə-lĭn ] A whitish, fatty substance that forms a sheath around many vertebrate nerve fibers. Myelin insulates the nerves and permits the rapid transmission of nerve impulses. The white matter of the brain is composed of nerve fibers covered in myelin. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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