myelinophagia

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noun

Destruction of myelin (as if eaten away).

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Meanings

nounmyelinophagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineDestruction of myelin (as if eaten away).
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    In addition, formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded samples of a sciatic nerve of a dog suffering from degenerative neuropathy of unknown origin, characterized by multifocal spheroid formation, dilatation of myelin sheaths and myelinophagia was included to compare the Schwann cell phenotypes in injured peripheral nerve and brain.

    2015 July 22, “Contribution of Schwann Cells to Remyelination in a Naturally Occurring Canine Model of CNS Neuroinflammation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From myelin + -o- + -phagia.

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myelinophagia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophagia

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“myelinophagia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophagia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelinophagia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophagia.

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