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un·my·e·lin·at·ed

(ŭn-mī′ə-lĭ-nā′tĭd)

adj.

Lacking a myelin sheath. Used of a nerve fiber.

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unmyelinated

(ʌnˈmaɪəlɪˌneɪtɪd)

adj

(of a nerve fibre) not having a myelin sheath

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unmyelinated - (of neurons) not myelinated

medullated, myelinated - (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin

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