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dysmyelination

dysmyelination noun: a condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.

Noun

dysmyelination (usually uncountable, plural dysmyelinations)

  1. (usually) A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.

Forms of dysmyelination

pluraldysmyelinations

Origin of dysmyelination

From dys- + myelination.

Questions about dysmyelination

What does dysmyelination mean?
Dysmyelination means a condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.
What part of speech is dysmyelination?
Dysmyelination is a noun.
What is the plural of dysmyelination?
The plural of dysmyelination is dysmyelinations.

Words near dysmyelination in the dictionary

  1. dysmotile
  2. dysmotilities
  3. dysmotility
  4. dysmyelinated
  5. dysmyelinating
  6. dysmyelination
  7. dysmyelinations
  8. dysmyelinogenesis
  9. dysmyelinogenic
  10. dysmyelopoiesis
  11. dysmyelopoietic

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