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myelinolysis

myelinolysis noun: destruction of the myelin sheath.

Noun

myelinolysis (uncountable)

  1. Destruction of the myelin sheath
    • Rapid correction of hypernatremia and rapid change from normal serum sodium levels to marked hypernatremia may cause myelinolysis in humans, based on supporting data from animal studies 8) .2015 June 30, Min Jee Han et al., “A Case of Osmotic Demyelination Presenting with Severe Hypernatremia”, in Electrolytes & Blood Pressure : E & BP, volume 13, →DOI

Synonyms of myelinolysis

Origin of myelinolysis

From myelin + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about myelinolysis

What does myelinolysis mean?
Myelinolysis means destruction of the myelin sheath.
What part of speech is myelinolysis?
Myelinolysis is a noun.

Words near myelinolysis in the dictionary

  1. myelinoclasis
  2. myelinoclastic
  3. myelinogenesis
  4. myelinogenetic
  5. myelinogenic
  6. myelinolysis
  7. myelinolytic
  8. myelinopathic
  9. myelinopathies
  10. myelinopathy
  11. myelinophage

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