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Word: Myelin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Greek muelos ‘marrow’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmʌɪɪlɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibres, which increases the speed at which impulses are conducted.
Short Definition:mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibres, which increases speed
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