Definition:
- (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
- (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
Compare myelin with other words:
myelin vs. myelon
endoneurium vs. myelin
myelin vs. myelitis
myelin vs. nerve