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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {Nerve  fiber}  (Anat.),  one  of  the  fibers  of  which  nerves  are 
  made  up  These  fibers  are  either  {medullated}  or 
  {nonmedullated}.  in  both  kinds  the  essential  part  is  the 
  translucent  threadlike  axis  cylinder  which  is  continuous 
  the  whole  length  of  the  fiber. 
 
  {Nerve  stretching}  (Med.),  the  operation  of  stretching  a 
  nerve  in  order  to  remedy  diseases  such  as  tetanus,  which 
  are  supposed  to  be  influenced  by  the  condition  of  the 
  nerve  or  its  connections. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Medullated  \Me*dul"la*ted\,  a.  (Anat.) 
  Furnished  with  a  medulla  or  marrow,  or  with  a  medullary 
  sheath;  as  a  medullated  nerve  fiber. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  medullated 
  adj  :  (of  neurons)  covered  with  a  layer  of  myelin  [syn:  {myelinated}] 
  [ant:  {unmyelinated}] 




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