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myelinopathy

myelinopathy noun: a form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).

Noun

myelinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural myelinopathies)

  1. A form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).

Forms of myelinopathy

pluralmyelinopathies

Origin of myelinopathy

From myelin + -o- + -pathy.

Words formed from myelinopathy

Questions about myelinopathy

What does myelinopathy mean?
Myelinopathy means a form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).
What part of speech is myelinopathy?
Myelinopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of myelinopathy?
The plural of myelinopathy is myelinopathies.

Words near myelinopathy in the dictionary

  1. myelinogenic
  2. myelinolysis
  3. myelinolytic
  4. myelinopathic
  5. myelinopathies
  6. myelinopathy
  7. myelinophage
  8. myelinophages
  9. myelinophagia
  10. myelinophagy
  11. myelinotoxic

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