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demyelinate

Syllabification: (de·my·e·li·nate)

Definition of demyelinate

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective demyelinating) Medicine
  • cause the loss or destruction of myelin in (nerve tissue):a chronic demyelinating disease

Derivatives

demyelination


noun

demyelinate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of demyelinate in the British & World English dictionary