| NOUN | substance | myeline, myelin, medulla | a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers |
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| Meaning | A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers. | |
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| Synonyms | myelin, medulla | |
| Broader | fat | A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) |
| Substance of | medullary sheath, myelin sheath | A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers |
| Spanish | mielina | |
| Catalan | mielina | |
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