demyelinate
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de·my·e·lin·ate
(dē-mī′ə-lə-nāt′)tr.v. de·my·e·lin·at·ed, de·my·e·lin·at·ing, de·my·e·lin·ates
To destroy or remove the myelin sheath of (a nerve fiber), as through disease.
de·my′e·lin·a′tion n.
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demyelinate
(diːˈmaɪəlɪˌneɪt)vb (tr)
to remove the myelin sheath from (a nerve fibre)
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de•my•e•li•nate
(dɪˈmaɪ ə ləˌneɪt)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to obliterate or remove the myelin sheath from (a nerve or nerves).
[1960–65]
de`my•e•li•na′tion, n.
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| Verb | 1. | demyelinate - destroy the myelin sheath of; "the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers" |
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