m 3 y 4 e 1 l 1 i 1 n 1
6 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myelin From myelo- + -in. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).
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