myelinate
/ˈmʌɪɪlɪneɪt/Anatomy and Physiology
verb
1 [with object] To enclose (a nerve fibre or fibres) in myelin.
2 [no object] To undergo myelination.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Brain: a journal of neurology. From myelin + -ate.
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