medullary sheath
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a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
Types & categories
- sheath hypernym
Parts & wholes
- medullated nerve fiber part holonym
- axolemma part meronym
- Ranvier's nodes part meronym
- oligodendroglia part meronym
- medulla substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | medullated nerve fiber |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | axolemma |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Ranvier's nodes |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | oligodendroglia |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | medulla |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sheath |