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Myelopathy vs Myelin - What's the difference?

myelopathy | myelin | Related terms |

Myelopathy is a related term of myelin.


As nouns the difference between myelopathy and myelin

is that myelopathy is a disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged while myelin is (neuroanatomy) a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

myelopathy

Noun

  • A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged.
  • A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.
  • myelin

    English

    (wikipedia 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