medullated

• Adjectif désignant ce qui possède une médulla ou un axe central, employé notamment pour qualifier les fibres nerveuses myélinisées.

An obsolete adjective meaning having a medulla or a central core, especially referring to nerve fibers that are myelinated.

1. Covered with myelinC2formalmedical

   Describing a nerve fiber that is sheathed in a myelin layer, which insulates and speeds up electrical impulses.

   Gainé de myéline

   • Medullated nerve fibers are essential for rapid signal transmission in the nervous system.
   • The doctor examined the medullated axons under a microscope.
   • Damage to medullated neurons can lead to neurological disorders.

   Synonymesmyelinated

   Antonymesunmyelinated