medullary sheath (n)
myelin sheath (n)

n05464685

type n
lex_filenum 08
def a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
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Hypernym sheath, case
Part holonym medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber
Part meronym axolemma; Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier; oligodendroglia, oligodendria
Substance meronym myelin, myeline, medulla
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Hyponym sheath, case
Part holonym axolemma; Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier; oligodendroglia, oligodendria
Part meronym medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber
Substance holonym myelin, myeline, medulla

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