Thesaurus: myelin

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1. n. A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
2. n. One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
3. n. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
4. (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
5. n:100 n. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers