As nouns the difference between myelin and hypomyelination
is that
myelin is (neuroanatomy) a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves while
hypomyelination is (medicine) an abnormally small amount of myelin in the brain and spinal cord.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
myelin Noun
(-)
(neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
Derived terms
* demyelination
* myelinic
* myelin basic protein
* myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
* myelin sheath
Related terms
* myelopathy
* myelitis
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hypomyelination English
Noun
(medicine) An abnormally small amount of myelin in the brain and spinal cord
Synonyms
* dysmyelination
Antonyms
* hypermyelination |
