Axis cylinder

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(Anat.)

the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; - called also axis band, axial fiber, and cylinder axis.

See also: Axis

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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fat
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myelin sheath
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Neuraxis
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