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myelin
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[ˈmʌɪɪlɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibres, which increases the speed at which impulses are conducted
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Origin
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late 19th century: from Greek muelos ‘marrow’ + -in
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