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medullated

[ med-l-ey-tid, mej-uh-ley-, muh-duhl-ey-tid ]

adjective

, Anatomy.


medullated

/ mɪˈdʌl-; ˈmɛdəˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. anatomy encased in a myelin sheath
  2. having a medulla
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non·medul·lated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of medullated1

First recorded in 1865–70; medull(a) + -ate 1 + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

There is also an abundant plexus of fine medullated fibres within the granule layer.

They give off a number of short dendrites with claw-like endings, and a fine non-medullated neuraxon process.

Between the neurolemma and the axis cylinder is the medullated sheath, composed of a fatty substance known as myelin.

These sensations are carried by medullated nerve fibres, and are slow to return after injury to the nerves.

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