dysmyelination

dysmyelination
Improper laying down or breakdown of a myelin sheath of a nerve fiber, caused by abnormal myelin metabolism.

* * *

dys·my·elin·a·tion (dis″mi-ə-lin-aґshən) breakdown or defective formation of a myelin sheath, usually involving biochemical abnormalities.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • dysmyelination — noun A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue Syn: hypomyelination …   Wiktionary

  • Myelin — Structure of a typical neuron Myelin sheath Dendrite …   Wikipedia

  • Adducted thumb syndrome — Classification and external resources OMIM 201550 DiseasesDB 31689 Adducted thumb syndrome recessive form, also known as Christian syndrome or …   Wikipedia

  • QKI — Quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse), also known as QKI, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: QKI quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …   Wikipedia

  • Distal 18q- — Classification and external resources OMIM 601808 Distal 18q is a genetic condition caused by a deletion of genetic material within one of the two copies of chromosome 18. The deletion involves the distal section of 18q and typically extends to… …   Wikipedia

  • List of diseases (D) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC D* D ercole syndromeDa* Daentl Towsend Siegel syndrome * Dahlberg Borer Newcomer syndrome * Daish Hardman Lamont syndrome * Dandy Walker facial hemangioma * Dandy Walker malformation… …   Wikipedia

  • hypomyelination — noun An abnormally small amount of myelin in the brain and spinal cord Syn: dysmyelination …   Wiktionary

  • myelinoclasis — Destruction of myelin. SEE ALSO: demyelination, dysmyelination. [myelin + G. klasis, a breaking] * * * my·e·li·noc·la·sis .mī ə lə näk lə səs n, pl la·ses .sēz the process of destruction of myelin leading to demyelination my·e·li·no·clas·tic .lin …   Medical dictionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”