myelin abbr. | |
med. | Myelin; Nervenmark |
segment abbr. | |
gen. | Abschnitt; Kreisabschnitt; Segment; Teilabschnitt; Beitrag |
tech. | Lamelle; Steg; Kommutatorsteg; Kreissegment |
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Myelin n (Lipoidstoff); Nervenmark f | |||
Kaolin n | |||
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A whitish, fatty substance that forms an insulating layer around nerves. Myelin helps nerve signals transmit quickly and efficiently along nerve cells. |
myelin : 19 phrases in 5 subjects |
General | 1 |
Health care | 1 |
Medical | 13 |
Optics branch of physics | 1 |
Physics | 3 |