Hypertext Webster Gateway: "medullated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
{Nerve fiber} (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either {medullated} or
{nonmedullated}. in both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
{Nerve stretching} (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Medullated \Me*dul"la*ted\, a. (Anat.)
Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary
sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
medullated
adj : (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin [syn: {myelinated}]
[ant: {unmyelinated}]
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