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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, long volume value, Nervous tissue
EN
medullary sheath  myelin sheath
EN
A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers WordNet 3.0
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A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres. Wiktionary
Envelope of myelin. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
sheath
HAS PART
axolemma
Ranvier's nodes
oligodendroglia
PART OF
medullated nerve fiber
SUBSTANCE MERONYM
myelin
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
Wiktionary
EN
myelin sheath
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medullary sheath, myelin sheath

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