"demyelination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: demyelinations [plural]
Etymology: de- + myelination = de- + myelin + -ation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|myelination}} de- + myelination, {{confix|en|de|myelin|ation}} de- + myelin + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demyelination (countable and uncountable, plural demyelinations)
  1. (biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis. Wikipedia link: demyelinating disease Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine Related terms: demyelinate, demyelinization (english: much less common variant), myelinolysis, myelinoclasis Translations (removal of the myelin sheath): desmielinització [feminine] (Catalan), demyelinizace [feminine] (Czech), démyélinisation [feminine] (French), απομυελίνωση (apomyelínosi) [feminine] (Greek), desmielinização [feminine] (Portuguese), desmielinización [feminine] (Spanish)

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