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myelin

mye·lin

UK/ˈmaɪəlɪn/ US/ˈmaɪɪlɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

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From myelo- + -in.

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