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myelination

myelination noun: the production of a coating of myelin around an axon.

Noun

myelination (countable and uncountable, plural myelinations)

  1. The production of a coating of myelin around an axon
    Synonyms:
    myelinization

Synonyms of myelination

Forms of myelination

pluralmyelinations

Origin of myelination

From myelin + -ation.

Words formed from myelination

Questions about myelination

What does myelination mean?
Myelination means the production of a coating of myelin around an axon.
What part of speech is myelination?
Myelination is a noun.
What is the plural of myelination?
The plural of myelination is myelinations.

Words near myelination in the dictionary

  1. myelin sheaths
  2. myelinate
  3. myelinated
  4. myelinates
  5. myelinating
  6. myelination
  7. myelinations
  8. myeline
  9. myelines
  10. myelinic
  11. myelinisation

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