Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
myelination .
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- noun
myelination
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
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Examples
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Fats also aid visual development and enhance the growth of a special coating on nerves as they grow myelinization.23
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Fats also aid visual development and enhance the growth of a special coating on nerves as they grow myelinization.23
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Thus, the baby does not see at first; this must await the myelinization of the optic nerve, which, to be sure, is not long delayed.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The myelinization of nerve fibers begins before birth and continues afterward.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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A high degree of myelinization in the brain has, for instance, recently been found to be helpful.
Blogger News Network 2009
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Somebody with a small head but (say) good myelinization can still be quite smart.
Blogger News Network 2009
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