medullated

American  

[med-l-ay-tid, mej-uh-lay-, muh-duhl-ay-tid] / ˈmɛd lˌeɪ tɪd, ˈmɛdʒ əˌleɪ-, məˈdʌl eɪ tɪd /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. myelinated.

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medullated British  

/ ˈmɛdəˌleɪtɪd, mɪˈdʌl- /

adjective

1. anatomy encased in a myelin sheath

2. having a medulla

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Other Word Forms

• nonmedullated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of medullated

First recorded in 1865–70; medull(a) + -ate ¹ + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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medullated

These sensations are carried by medullated nerve fibres, and are slow to return after injury to the nerves.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

There is also an abundant plexus of fine medullated fibres within the granule layer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The medullated nerve-fibres of the white matter when traced into the cortex are seen to enter in bundles set vertically to the surface.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

It is about an inch and a quarter long, and is composed of both medullated and unmedullated fibers—that is of both "white" and "gray" matter.

From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts

In addition to the radially arranged bundles of fibres, networks are formed by the interlacement with them of large numbers of fine medullated fibres running tangentially to the surface.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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