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myelin

English

Etymology

myelo- +? -in.From Ancient Greek ?????? (muelós, “marrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ma??l?n/

Noun

myelin (countable and uncountable, plural myelins)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

  • myelopathy
  • myelitis

Translations

Further reading

  • myelin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • myelin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • Milney

Czech

Noun

myelin m

  1. myelin

Derived terms

  • myelinový m

myelin From the web:

  • what myelinates axons
  • what myelinates primary somatosensory afferents
  • what myelin sheath
  • what myelinates cranial nerves
  • what myelination of the cerebellum means
  • what myelinates nerve fibers in the cns
  • what myelinates axons in cns
  • what myelin is made of

collagen

English

Etymology

From French collagène, coined from Ancient Greek ????? (kólla, “glue”) and -????? (-gen?s, “-forming”) (see -gen); it is the main substance that animal glues are derived from.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?l?d??n/, /?k?l?d??n/

Noun

collagen (countable and uncountable, plural collagens)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.

Derived terms

Translations

collagen From the web:

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  • what collagen is best for skin
  • what collagen should i take
  • what collagen powder is best
  • what collagen is best for hair
  • what collagen made of
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