different between myelin vs oligodendroglion
myelin
English
Etymology
myelo- +? -in.From Ancient Greek ?????? (muelós, “marrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ma??l?n/
Noun
myelin (countable and uncountable, plural myelins)
- (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
- 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
oligodendroglion
English
Etymology
Back-formation from oligodendroglia., after ganglion.
Noun
oligodendroglion (plural oligodendroglia)
- (anatomy) A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons
Related terms
- oligodendrogliosis
oligodendroglion From the web:
- what causes oligodendroglioma
- what is oligodendroglioma cancer
- what does oligodendroglioma mean
- what is oligodendroglioma symptoms
- what is oligodendroglioma anaplastic
- what is the survival rate for oligodendroglioma
- can oligodendroglioma be cured
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