Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: demyelination
  1. Loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
    "Multiple sclerosis is characterized by demyelination in the central nervous system"

Derived forms: demyelinations

Type of: degenerative disorder

Part of: disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, MS, multiple sclerosis

Encyclopedia: Demyelination