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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: myelin (0.01177 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to myelin.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: myelin
myelin
n : a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around
the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: 
myeline, 
medulla]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: myelin
myelin 
\my"e*lin\, myeline 
\my"e*line\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
(a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths
of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin,
lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat.
(b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in
nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
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