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myelin
CIDE DICTIONARY
myelin, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.].
A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
myelin, n. a white substance which forms a sheath around certain nerve-fibres.
Derivative
myelination n.
Etymology
Gk muelos marrow + -IN
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