medullated

1. 1.

   (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin

   Synonymsmyelinated

Questions about medullated

What does medullated mean?

medullated means "(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin".

How many syllables are in medullated?

medullated has 4 syllables: me-dul-la-ted. The stress falls on "dul".

What is another word for medullated?

Close synonyms include myelinated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is medullated a common word?

medullated is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.