Myelin Sheath Definition

noun
The insulating envelope of myelin that surrounds the core of a nerve fiber or axon and facilitates the transmission of nerve impulses. In the peripheral nervous system, the sheath is formed from the membrane of the Schwann cell, and in the central nervous system it is formed from oligodendrocytes.
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Singular:
myelin sheath
Plural:
myelin-sheaths

Myelin Sheath Sentence Examples

  • In adults and children over the age of one-and-a-half years, the myelin sheath should be completely formed, and, as a result, all the toes will curl under (planter flexion reflex).

  • This was causing pressure on the nerve root causing loss of myelin sheath.

  • In MS, damage or scarring occurs to the myelin sheath a layer of fatty protein that protects the nerves.

  • A nerve can be likened to an electrical wire, in which the wire part is the axon of the nerve and the insulation surrounding it is the myelin sheath.

  • Multiple sclerosis-A progressive, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by damage to the myelin sheath that covers nerves.

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