"myelin sheath" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: myelin sheaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} myelin sheath (plural myelin sheaths)
  1. (neuroanatomy) An envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres. Wikipedia link: myelin sheath Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Translations (envelope of myelin): الغِمْدُ المَيَالِينيّ (Arabic), 髓鞘 (suǐqiào) (Chinese Mandarin), myelinová pochva [feminine] (Czech), myeliinituppi (Finnish), gaine de myéline [feminine] (French), truaill mhiailineach [feminine] (Irish), guaina mielinica [feminine] (Italian), 髄鞘 (zuishō) (alt: ずいしょう) (Japanese), bergê maylînî [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), bainha de mielina [feminine] (Portuguese), teacă de mielină [feminine] (Romanian), миели́новая оболо́чка (mijelínovaja obolóčka) [feminine] (Russian), vaina de mielina [feminine] (Spanish), capa de mielina [feminine] (Spanish), myelinskida (Swedish)

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