Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myelinopathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myelinopa-thy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From myelin + -o- + -pathy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

myelinopathies (plural)

Derived Forms

myelinopathic

Questions

What does myelinopathy mean?: A form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).
Where does myelinopathy come from?: From myelin + -o- + -pathy.

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