- (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
- (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
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