nonmyelinated
/nɑnˈmaɪəlɪneɪtɪd/
adjective
- Describing a nerve fiber that lacks a myelin sheath, which slows the transmission of nerve impulses.
- The pain receptors in the skin are often nonmyelinated fibers.
- In the nervous system, nonmyelinated axons are found in certain parts of the brain.
- Nonmyelinated neurons conduct signals more slowly than myelinated ones.
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