Phrase Hound found 3 phrases and 17 compound words that contain myelin. The most common are listed below. Open myelin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 3
- myelin sheathAn envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.
- myelin sheathsplural of myelin sheath: An envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.
- myelin protein zerothe major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath
Compound words 17
- demyelinationThe removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.
- myelinisationAlternative form of myelinization: myelination
- myelinolysisDestruction of the myelin sheath
- myelinophageA necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.
- myelinophagiaDestruction of myelin (as if eaten away).
- nonmyelinNot myelin.
- demyelinizationSynonym of demyelination (the -ization/-isation variant is the much less common variant)
- dysmyelinogenicCausing dysmyelination.
- hypomyelinosisA disease associated with a deficiency of myelin
- myelinicRelating to myelin.