medullated
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adjective
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anatomy encased in a myelin sheath
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having a medulla
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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 Miles, Alexander
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 Betts, George Herbert
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
In the medulla, the unmedullated neurones which comprise the center of the cord are passing to the outside, and the medullated to the inside, thus taking the positions they occupy in the cerebrum.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
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