Meanings
noundemyelination (countable and uncountable, plural demyelinations)
plural demyelinations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.
Antonyms: myelination
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.
Opposite
Origin
From de- + myelination or de- + myelin + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِزَالَة المَيَالِين
- إِزَالَة المَيَالِينremoval of the myelin sheath
Catalan desmielinització
- desmielinitzacióremoval of the myelin sheath
Czech demyelinizace
- demyelinizaceremoval of the myelin sheath
French démyélinisation
- démyélinisationremoval of the myelin sheath
Greek απομυελίνωση
- απομυελίνωση (apomyelínosi)removal of the myelin sheath
Indonesian demielinasi
- demielinasiremoval of the myelin sheath
Portuguese desmielinização
- desmielinizaçãoremoval of the myelin sheath
Spanish desmielinización
- desmielinizaciónremoval of the myelin sheath
Turkish demiyelinizasyon
- demiyelinizasyonremoval of the myelin sheath
Cite this entry
APA
demyelination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelination
MLA
“demyelination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demyelination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelination.
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