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hypomyelinogenesis

hypomyelinogenesis noun: the formation of insufficient myelin.

Noun

hypomyelinogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of insufficient myelin
    • Infection by pestiviruses like border disease virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus are characterized by CNS dysplasia and hypomyelinogenesis in a similar way than following AKAV infection [40 ].2015 September 30, “Experimental Infection of Sheep at 45 and 60 Days of Gestation with Schmallenberg Virus Readily Led to Placental Colonization without Causing Congenital Malformations”, in PLOS...

Origin of hypomyelinogenesis

From hypo- + myelinogenesis.

Questions about hypomyelinogenesis

What does hypomyelinogenesis mean?
Hypomyelinogenesis means the formation of insufficient myelin.
What part of speech is hypomyelinogenesis?
Hypomyelinogenesis is a noun.

Words near hypomyelinogenesis in the dictionary

  1. hypomyelinated
  2. hypomyelinating
  3. hypomyelination
  4. hypomyelinations
  5. hypomyelinization
  6. hypomyelinogenesis
  7. hypomyelinosis
  8. hypomyopathic
  9. hyponasal
  10. hyponasality
  11. hyponastic

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