demyelination
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of demyelination
First recorded in 1930–35; de- + myelination
Example Sentences
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MS is defined by ongoing inflammation and demyelination within the central nervous system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
After three weeks, mice that received cisplatin but not gamma therapy showed many of the expected effects of chemotherapy: brain volume shrinkage, DNA damage, demyelination, and inflammation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
The resulting demyelination impairs the functioning of nerve cells and can result in optic neuritis, vision loss, nausea and fatigue.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022
Commensal microbiota and myelin autoantigen cooperate to trigger autoimmune demyelination.
From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017
Unrelated work7 has shown that germ-free mice are protected from an experimentally induced condition similar to multiple sclerosis, which is characterized by demyelination of nerve fibres.
From Nature • Oct. 13, 2015
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