English Explanatory Dictionary

myelin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪəlɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-myelin.wav

Word forms

myelin myelins

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myelin From myelo- + -in. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).

Related words

myelopathy myelitis

Derived words

demyelinate demyelination dysmyelinogenic myelinate myelinated myelination myelin basic protein myelinic myelinisation myelinization myelinogenesis myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein myelinolysis myelinopathy myelinophage myelinophagia myelinotrophic myelin protein zero myelin sheath myeloidin nonmyelin

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