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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. Source: opted
2. n. One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers. Source: opted
3. n. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers Source: wordnet
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. Source: webster
5. n:100 n. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers Source: ecdict

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nerve fibers medullary substance white albumin around axis both brain cerebrin cholesterin composed constituting cylinder fat fatty forms group lecithin mainly occurring phosphorized principles

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