Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun myelin

1 sense of myelin

Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla -- (a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers)
       => fat -- (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat")