Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myelination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: myeli-na-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of a coating of myelin around an axon

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English myelination From myelin + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

myelinations (plural)

Derived Forms

amyelination demyelination dysmyelination hypermyelination hypomyelination premyelination promyelination undermyelination

Synonyms

myelinization

Questions

What does myelination mean?: The production of a coating of myelin around an axon
Where does myelination come from?: Etymology 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English myelination From myelin + -ation.

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