| myelin |
A substance that sheathes nerve cells, acting as an electric insulator that facilitates the conduction of nerve impulses. See Chronic Idiopathic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.
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| myelin |
A white, fatty insulating material for axons which produced in the peripheral nervous system by Schwann cells, and in the central nervous system by oligodendrocytes. Myelin is necessary for rapid signal transmission along nerve fibers, ten to one hundred times faster than in bare fibers lacking its insulation properties.
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| myelogram |
A diagnostic test in which an opaque liquid is injected into the spinal canal, producing an outline of it on X-rays or fluoroscope.
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| myelin |
Fatty sheath which encloses certain nerve fibres in the central nervous system.
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| myelomeningocele |
Spina Bifida in association with the protrusion of the spinal cord and its membranes.
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