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Noun: myelinization  ,mI-u-li-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,mI-u-li-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fibre
    - myelinisation [Brit]

Derived forms: myelinizations

Type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Encyclopedia: Myelinization

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