myelinopathy

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noun

A form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).

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Meanings

nounmyelinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural myelinopathies)

plural myelinopathies

  1. countableuncountableA form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it).

Origin

From myelin + -o- + -pathy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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