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demyelinate
(de|mye¦lin|ate)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈmʌɪəlɪneɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
(usually as adjective
demyelinating
)
Medicine
cause the loss or destruction of myelin in (nerve tissue):
a chronic demyelinating disease
Derivatives
demyelination
Pronunciation:
/-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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