myelinization

  • 21status marmoratus — a usually congenital condition marked by excessive myelinization of the nerve fibers of the corpus striatum, as in Vogt syndrome; called also йtat marbrй …

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  • 22myelination — [mī΄ə lin΄ə zā′shənmī΄ə li nā′shən] n. 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 [mī΄ə lin΄ə zā′shən]… …

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  • 23growing — I noun 1. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (Freq. 3) he proposed an indicator of osseous… …

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  • 24myelinisation — noun the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber • Syn: ↑myelinization • Hypernyms: ↑growth, ↑growing, ↑maturation, ↑development, ↑ontogeny, ↑ontogenesis …

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