myelinization

myelinization

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my·e·lin·iza·tion also Brit my·e·lin·isa·tion .mī-ə-.lin-ə-'zā-shən n MYELINATION

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my·eli·ni·za·tion (mi″ə-lin″ĭ-zaґshən) the act of furnishing with or taking on myelin; formation of a myelin sheath. Called also medullation, myelination, and myelinogenesis.

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