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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).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of demyelinate1

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

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