unmyelinated
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unmyelinated
First recorded in 1915–20; un- 1 + myelinated
Example Sentences
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So a myelinated axon transmits a nerve impulse faster, with less energy consumption, and is better protected from cross talk than an unmyelinated one.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The signal moves faster than in unmyelinated axons and is insulated from signals in other nerves, limiting cross talk.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
This neuron then projects to a target effector—in this case, the trachea—via gray rami communicantes, which are unmyelinated axons.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Propagation along an unmyelinated axon is referred to as continuous conduction; along the length of a myelinated axon, it is saltatory conduction.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Myelin is often likened to the plastic coating around electrical wires—it insulates the neural circuits, making them about a hundred times faster than unmyelinated circuits.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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