myelinoclasis

myelinoclasis
Destruction of myelin. SEE ALSO: demyelination, dysmyelination. [myelin + G. klasis, a breaking]

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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-ə-'klast-ik adj

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my·eli·noc·la·sis (mi″ə-lĭ-nokґlə-sis) demyelination.

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