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n. A white fatty material, composed chiefly of lipids and lipoproteins, that encloses certain axons and nerve fibers. Also called medulla.

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

n. A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat.

n. One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.

n. In anatomy, the white substance of Schwann, or medullary sheath of a nerve.

Resembling myelin: said of lecithin which has been placed in water and has become swollen and pasty. On microscopical examination it will then be seen to exist in the form of peculiar slimy droplets and threads, which are known as the myelin forms of the substance.

n. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

"For the first time researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Hospital have successfully transplanted adult spinal cord stem cells into mice and rats to produce the protective cover, known as myelin, which is necessary to insulate the nerves in the central nervous system."

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