myelinated Hear it!

Variant of myelination

myelination Definition

my·eli·na·tion (mī′ə li nās̸hən)

noun

the change or maturation of certain nerve cells whereby a layer of myelin forms around the axons which allows the nerve impulses to travel faster
occasionally called myelinization my′·elin′i·za′·tion (mī′ə lin′ə zās̸hən)

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