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nouna layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
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Arabic الغِمْدُ المَيَالِينيّ
- الغِمْدُ المَيَالِينيّenvelope of myelin
Chinese Mandarin 髓鞘
- 髓鞘 (suǐqiào)envelope of myelin
Czech myelinová pochva
- myelinová pochvaenvelope of myelin
Finnish myeliinituppi
- myeliinituppienvelope of myelin
French gaine de myéline
- gaine de myélineenvelope of myelin
German Myelinhülle
- Myelinhülleenvelope of myelin
Irish truaill mhiailineach
- truaill mhiailineachenvelope of myelin
Italian guaina mielinica
- guaina mielinicaenvelope of myelin
Japanese 髄鞘
- 髄鞘 (zuishō)envelope of myelin
Portuguese bainha de mielina
- bainha de mielinaenvelope of myelin
Romanian teacă de mielină
- teacă de mielinăenvelope of myelin
Russian миели́новая оболо́чка
- миели́новая оболо́чка (mijelínovaja obolóčka)envelope of myelin
Spanish vaina de mielina, capa de mielina
- vaina de mielinaenvelope of myelin
- capa de mielinaenvelope of myelin
Swedish myelinskida
- myelinskidaenvelope of myelin
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APA
myelin sheath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelin%20sheath
MLA
“myelin sheath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelin%20sheath. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelin sheath,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelin%20sheath.
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