sphingomyelin /sphin·go·my·elin/ (-mi´ĕ-lin) any of the sphingolipids in which the head group is phosphorylated choline; they occur in membranes, primarily in nervous tissue, and accumulate abnormally in Niemann-Pick disease.
sphingomyelin
sphin·go·my·e·lin (sf ng g -m   -ln)n. Any of a group of phospholipids that are found especially in nerve tissue and yield sphingosine, choline, a fatty acid, and phosphoric acid upon hydrolysis. |
sphingomyelin
[sfing′gōmī′əlin]
Etymology: Gk, sphingein + myelos, marrow
any of a group of sphingolipids containing phosphorus. It occurs primarily in the tissue of the nervous system, generally in membranes, and in the lipids in the blood.
sphingomyelin
a group of phospholipids that on hydrolysis yield phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine and a fatty acid.
sphingomyelin lipidosis
see sphingomyelinosis.
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