See Also: myelinated nerve(medicine)
nerve fibres, myelinated(medicine)
myelinated nerve fibre(medicine)
myelinated(medicine)
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turpentine oil(medicine)
Turpentine(medicine)
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turpentine oil (medicine) and myelinated nerve (medicine)


turpentine oil (medicine)


turpentine oil


A volatile oil, distilled from turpentine, that has been used as a diuretic, carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and counterirritant.

Synonym: oleum terebinthinae, turpentine spirit.

Rectified turpentine oil, obtained by treating turpentine oil with sodium hydroxide, and redistilling; used externally as a counterirritant.


myelinated nerve (medicine)


myelinated nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A peripheral nerve whose axons are surrounded by layers of Schwann cell membranes that form the myelin sheath; also called medullated nerves.