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Definition of Myelinated nerve fiber
1. Noun. A nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin.
Generic synonyms: Nerve Fiber, Nerve Fibre
Terms within: Medullary Sheath, Myelin Sheath
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myelinated Nerve Fiber
Literary usage of Myelinated nerve fiber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of histology by Henry Erdmann Radasch (1918)
"If the axone becomes invested with a myelin sheath it is then a myelinated nerve
fiber such as constitute the cere- brospinal system. ..."
2. Surgical and mechanical treatment of peripheral nerves by Byron Stookey, Gotthelf Carl Huber (1922)
"Schematic drawing of myelinated nerve fiber. A segment between nodes of Ran- vier.
a, Sheath of Schwann; b, node of Ranvier, cement substance; c, ..."
3. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"Myelin is a soft, white, somewhat fatty material that forms a thick sheath around
the protoplasmic core of myelinated nerve fiber. ..."
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