Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myelinolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myeli-nol-y-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Destruction of the myelin sheath

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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) ."

Etymology

From myelin + -o- + -lysis.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

demyelination myelinoclasis

Questions

What does myelinolysis mean?: Destruction of the myelin sheath
Where does myelinolysis come from?: From myelin + -o- + -lysis.

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