Myelinisation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of myelinization. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "An MRI of the brain showed delayed myelinisation, no calcifications were seen on a CT scan."

  2. 2
    the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber wordnet

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myelinizationmyelinization

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"An MRI of the brain showed delayed myelinisation, no calcifications were seen on a CT scan."

Etymology

From myelin + -isation.

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