medulla 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Hypernym
fat 1
noun
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
medullated 1
adjective
(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
Substance_meronym
a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
EnglishSubstance_holonym
a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
