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Noun: myelinated nerve fiber
Usage: US (elsewhere: myelinated nerve fibre)

A nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
"Myelinated nerve fibers conduct impulses more rapidly than unmyelinated fibers";
- medullated nerve fiber [US], medullated nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn], myelinated nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: myelinated nerve fibers

Type of: nerve fiber [US], nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]