As nouns the difference between myelin and myelocyte
is that
myelin is a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves while
myelocyte is a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.
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
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myelocyte English
Noun
( en noun)
a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord
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