Demyelination
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis. countable, uncountable
- 2 loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function wordnet
Etymology
From de- + myelination or de- + myelin + -ation.