my•e•line
We found 2 definitions of myeline from 2 different sources.
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myeline - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers | ||
myelin, medulla | ||
fat a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" | ||
medullary sheath, myelin sheath a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers |