dysmyelination

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noun

A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.

OriginEnglish myelination ← New Latin dys- →
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Meanings

noundysmyelination (usually uncountable, plural dysmyelinations)

plural dysmyelinations

  1. uncountableusuallyA condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.

Origin

  1. New Latindys-
  2. Englishdys-
  3. Englishmyelination
  4. Englishdysmyelination

From dys- + myelination.

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APA

dysmyelination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmyelination

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“dysmyelination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmyelination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysmyelination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmyelination.

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