myelin
/ˈmaɪəlɪn/noun
mass noun
- Anatomy & Physiology a mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibres, which increases the speed at which impulses are conducted【剖, 生理】髓磷脂, 髓鞘。
派生词
myelinated
adjectivemyelination
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from Greek muelos 'marrow' + -IN1.