demyelinate

[ dih-mahy-uh-luh-neyt ]

verb (used with object),de·my·e·li·nat·ed, de·my·e·li·nat·ing.
  1. to obliterate or remove the myelin sheath from (a nerve or nerves).

Origin of demyelinate

1
First recorded in 1960–65; de- + myelin + -ate1

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