different between myelin vs demyelinated

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


demyelinated

English

Verb

demyelinated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of demyelinate

Adjective

demyelinated (comparative more demyelinated, superlative most demyelinated)

  1. From which myelin has been removed

demyelinated From the web:

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