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unmyelinated

/ʌnˈmaɪ.ə.lɪ.neɪ.tɪd/

Traducción: Describe una fibra nerviosa que carece de vaina de mielina, lo que hace más lenta la conducción de los impulsos nerviosos.

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/ʌnˈmaɪ.ə.lɪ.neɪ.tɪd/C2formalmedical
  • esDescribe una fibra nerviosa que carece de vaina de mielina, lo que hace más lenta la conducción de los impulsos nerviosos.

Describes a nerve fiber that lacks a myelin sheath, which slows the conduction of nerve impulses.

  1. Lacking myelin sheathC2formalmedical

    Describing a nerve fiber that is not covered by a myelin sheath, which slows down the transmission of electrical impulses.

    esAmielínico

    • Unmyelinated neurons conduct nerve impulses more slowly than myelinated ones.
    • The pain signals are carried by unmyelinated C-fibers.
    • In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks myelinated fibers, but unmyelinated fibers remain unaffected.

    Antónimosmyelinated

Formas
  • more unmyelinated comparative form
  • most unmyelinated superlative form