Pathologic Function
demyelination
[ dee-mahy-uh-luh-ney-shuhn ]
Definitions related to demyelination:
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Breakdown, or abnormal development, of a nerve fiber myelin sheath.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Loss of myelin with relative preservation of the ensheathed axon, characterized by the presence of myelin ovoids and reduced myelin staining.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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