phos·pha·ti·dyl·eth·a·nol·amine | \ ˌfäs-fə-ˌtī-dᵊl-ˌe-thə-ˈnä-lə-ˌmēn 
, -ˈnō-, (ˌ)fäs-ˌfa-tə-dᵊl- \
, -ˈnō-, (ˌ)fäs-ˌfa-tə-dᵊl- \Definition of phosphatidylethanolamine
: any of a group of phospholipids that occur especially in blood plasma and the white matter of the central nervous system and are similar to lecithins
— called also cephalin
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phosphatidylethanolamine
nounphos·pha·ti·dyl·eth·a·nol·amine | \ -ˌeth-ə-ˈnäl-ə-ˌmēn , -ˈnōl- \
, -ˈnōl- \Medical Definition of phosphatidylethanolamine
: any of a group of phospholipids that occur especially in blood plasma and in the white matter of the central nervous system
— called also cephalin
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The first known use of phosphatidylethanolamine was in 1942
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