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Myelin Sheath

Definition: Myelin Sheath

Myelin Sheath

Noun

1. A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers.

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Specialty Definition: Myelin Sheath

Domain	Definition
Health	The lipid-rich sheath investing many axons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (Schwann cells in the peripheral and oligodendroglia in the central nervous system). Deterioration of the sheath in demyelinating diseases is a serious clinical problem. (references)
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Synonym: Myelin Sheath

Synonym: medullary sheath (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Myelin Sheath

English words defined with "myelin sheath": disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis ♦ MS, multiple sclerosis, myelinisation, myelinization ♦ nodes of Ranvier ♦ oligodendria, oligodendroglia ♦ Ranvier's nodes ♦ Schwann cell. (references)

Specialty definitions using "myelin sheath": Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS ♦ Myelin Proteins. (references)

Non-Fiction Usage: Myelin Sheath

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The myelin sheath is an extremely complex fatty substance made of many components. (references)
		In the brain, glucocerebroside arises from the turnover of complex lipids during brain development and the formation of the myelin sheath of nerves. (references)
		Canavan disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath of the nerve fibers in the brain. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Myelin Sheath

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
myelin sheath	33
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Modern Translation: Myelin Sheath

Language		Translations for "myelin sheath"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		gaine de myéline, gaine � myéline. (various references)

Italian		guaina di mielina. (various references)

Pig Latin		yelinmay eathshay

Spanish		capa de mielina. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Myelin Sheath

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-h-i-l-m-n-s-t-y"
	-2 letters: heathenism.
	-3 letters: enamelist, helminths, hemateins, hematines, hymeneals, mainsheet, melanites, methylase.
	-4 letters: ailments, aliments, amylenes, ensheath, etamines, ethinyls, heathens, helminth, hematein, hematine, hematins, hemlines, hyalines, hyalites, hymeneal, hymenial, insheath, lehayims, manliest, matinees, mealiest, melanist, melanite, mesnalty, metalise, methanes, miseaten, myelines, smaltine, steamily, talesmen, taleysim, theelins, thymines.
	-5 letters: ailment, aliment, amenity, amnesty, amylene, anthems, anytime, astheny.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-h-i-l-m-n-s-t-y"
	+3 letters: methylxanthines.
	+4 letters: methylphenidates.
	+5 letters: lymphadenopathies, phenylethylamines, triphenylmethanes.
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Alternative Orthography: Myelin Sheath

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 79 65 6C 69 6E 53 68 65 61 74 68

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01111001 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 00100000 01010011 01101000 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0079 0065 006C 0069 006E 0053 0068 0065 0061 0074 0068

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4791717875802537471678674

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography

9. Bibliography

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