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demyelination

n. The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, normally as a result of disease

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demyelination

n. loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function

Usage examples of "demyelination".

This receives its name because demyelination occurs in many patches, spread out over the body, the soft myelin being replaced by a scar of harder fibrous tissue.

Such demyelination may come about through the effect on the myelin of a protein in the patient's blood.

It's supposed to stop the progressive demyelination process, but I don't understand half the jargon in the report.

So was the neural damage, the demyelination, the flashbacks and the seizures, the symptoms of MS.