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MYELINATED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin

Synonyms:

medullated; myelinated

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

unmyelinated ((of neurons) not myelinated)

Pertainym:

myelin (a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb myelinate

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