"myelinolysis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: myelin + -o- + -lysis Etymology templates: {{af|en|myelin|-o-|-lysis}} myelin + -o- + -lysis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} myelinolysis (uncountable)
  1. (biology, medicine) Destruction of the myelin sheath Wikipedia link: demyelinating disease Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine Synonyms: demyelination (english: usually synonymous because most mentions of demyelination involve instances of myelinolysis), myelinoclasis (english: which is an uncommon synonym)

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