Etymology

myelination

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Today it means: The production of a coating of myelin around an axon Full definition →

English myelin ← Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)
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  1. Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
  2. Englishmyelo-
  3. Englishmyelin
  4. English todaymyelination

From myelin + -ation.

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