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myelin sheath
Overview of noun myelin-sheath
The noun myelin sheath has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. medullary sheath, myelin sheath -- (a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
=> sheath, case
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun myelin-sheath
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
=> sheath, case
Antonyms of noun myelin-sheath
Member Holonyms of noun myelin-sheath
Substance Holonyms of noun myelin-sheath
Part Holonyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
PART OF: medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber
Member Meronyms of noun myelin-sheath
Substance Meronyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
HAS SUBSTANCE: myelin, myeline, medulla
Part Meronyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
HAS PART: axolemma
HAS PART: Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier
HAS PART: oligodendroglia, oligodendria
Meronyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
HAS SUBSTANCE: myelin, myeline, medulla
HAS PART: axolemma
HAS PART: Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier
HAS PART: oligodendroglia, oligodendria
Holonyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
PART OF: medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber
Attributes of noun myelin-sheath
Derived Forms of noun myelin-sheath
Domain of noun myelin-sheath
Domain Terms of noun myelin-sheath
Familiarity of noun myelin-sheath
myelin sheath used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
> sheath, case
=> theca
=> lorica
=> medullary sheath, myelin sheath
=> neurolemma, neurilemma
=> husk
Meronyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
HAS SUBSTANCE: myelin, myeline, medulla
HAS PART: axolemma
HAS PART: Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier
HAS PART: oligodendroglia, oligodendria
HAS PART: oligodendrocyte
=> sheath, case
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun myelin-sheath
1 sense of myelin sheath
Sense 1
medullary sheath, myelin sheath
PART OF: medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber
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