myelinated
[ mahy-uh-luh-ney-tid ]
/ ˈmaɪ ə ləˌneɪ tɪd /
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adjective Anatomy.
(of a nerve) having a myelin sheath; medullated.
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Words nearby myelinated
myelapoplexy, myelatelia, myelemia, myelencephalon, myelin, myelinated, myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelin sheath, myelitis
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British Dictionary definitions for myelinated
myelinated
/ (ˈmaɪɪlɪˌneɪtɪd) /
adjective
(of a nerve fibre) having a myelin sheath
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Medical definitions for myelinated
myelinated
[ mī′ə-lə-nā′tĭd ]
adj.
Having a myelin sheath.
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