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Definition of: myelin
(mī′ə·lin) noun Biochem.
A semisolid, fat-like substance that surrounds the axillary portion of medullated nerve fibers; the medullary sheath. Also my′e·line (-lēn, -lin). [<Gk. myelos marrow]
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