myelin sheath
myelin sheath · myelin sheaths
миелиновая оболочка
Myelinhülle
An envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibresAn envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.
Meaning
1 sensesAn envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.
Myelinhülle
миели́новая оболо́чкаmijelínovaja obolóčka
a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
Translations
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By meaning 1
envelope of myelin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
envelope of myelin:
Forms
plural: myelin sheaths| Singular | myelin sheath |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers:medullary sheath