different between myelopathy vs myelin

myelopathy

English

Etymology

myelo- +? -pathy

Noun

myelopathy (countable and uncountable, plural myelopathies)

  1. A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged.
  2. A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.

Derived terms

  • myelopathic
  • neuromyelopathy

Related terms

  • myelitis

Translations

myelopathy From the web:

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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
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