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Myelin vs Leukodystrophy - What's the difference?

myelin | leukodystrophy |

As nouns the difference between myelin and leukodystrophy

is that myelin is a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves while leukodystrophy is any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.

myelin

English

(wikipedia myelin)

Noun

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  • (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

    External links

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    leukodystrophy

    English

    (wikipedia leukodystrophy)

    Noun

  • (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.

    • Derived terms

    * leukodystrophic