myelinated nerve fiber

Definitions of myelinated nerve fiber
  1. noun
    a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
    synonyms: medullated nerve fiber
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    type of:
    nerve fiber, nerve fibre
    a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
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