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Myelin Synonyms & Antonyms

(neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

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medullamyeline

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medullamyelinediseasewhite mattermyelin sheathneurolemmamedullary sheathmedullary substanceneurilemmawhite substancemyelinationendoneuriummyelinogenesismyelinizationschwann's sheathperineuriumoligodendroglianerve fibremyelocyteoligodendroglion

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