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myelocyte
  1. a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
  2. a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord
  3. Examples:
    1. “Although all varieties are increased, the characteristic and conspicuous cell is the myelocyte.”
      “Bone marrow biopsy proved pronounced synchronisation, with virtually no maturation beyond the myelocyte stage and marrow hypoplasia.”
      “All stages of eosinophilic maturation can be identified, which exhibit immature eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules, mainly evident at the promyelocyte and myelocyte stages.”
myeloidin
  1. (biochemistry) A substance present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the myelin that forms the medullary sheaths of nerve fibres.
myelinopathy
  1. A form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).
myelin
  1. (neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It turns out that the bacterium that causes leprosy directly damages a protective sheathing, made of the protein myelin, around many nerve cells.”
      “For example, multiple sclerosis involves the progressive destruction of the myelin that insulates neural axons.”
      “In experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, rats develop an MS-like disease that features autoimmune reactivity against myelin basic protein.”
myelinogenesis
  1. (biology) The process of forming myelin throughout the nervous system
myelinophagia
  1. (pathology) destruction of myelin (as if eaten away)
myelination
  1. The production of a coating of myelin around an axon
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We plan to determine if it stimulates myelination of neurons and causes remyelination as described above.”
      “Dr. Colman's research focuses on problems related to myelination, spinal cord injury, and nerve cell development and regeneration.”
      “The process of myelination, by which myelin is formed and laid down around axons, is crucial for development and maturation of the brain.”
myelinisation
  1. Alternative form of myelinization
  2. Examples:
    1. “An MRI of the brain showed delayed myelinisation, no calcifications were seen on a CT scan.”
myelinization
myelinisations
  1. plural of myelinisation
myelinizations
myelinopathies
  1. plural of myelinopathy
myelinations
myelocytes
  1. plural of myelocyte
  2. Examples:
    1. “Besides the larger myelocytes, much smaller forms, approximating to the size of the erythrocytes are also found.”
      “Eosinophilic myelocytes are found only in myelogenous leukemia, where they are often very numerous.”
      “In myelogenous leukemia myelocytes usually constitute more than 20 per cent.”
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