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Myelin sheath   /mˈaɪɪlɪn ʃiθ/   Listen
Myelin sheath

noun
1.
A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers.  Synonym: medullary sheath.






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Words linked to "Myelin sheath" :   sheath, myelin, case, oligodendria, medulla, medullated nerve fiber, myeline, nodes of Ranvier, oligodendroglia, axolemma, Ranvier's nodes, myelinated nerve fiber



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