demyelination

demyelination definition - medical

de·my·e·lin·a·tion (dē-mīˌə-lə-nāˈshən) or de·my·e·lin·i·za·tion (-lə-nĭ-zāˈshən, -lĭnˌĭ-)

noun
The destruction or removal of the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber, as through disease.

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