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demyelination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
de-myeli-na-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + myelination or de- + myelin + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

demyelinations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demyelinate demyelinization myelinoclasis myelinolysis hypomyelination hypermyelination dysmyelination

Antonyms

myelination

Questions

What does demyelination mean?
The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.
Where does demyelination come from?
From de- + myelination or de- + myelin + -ation.

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