myelinolysis

English

Etymology

myelin +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis

Noun

myelinolysis (uncountable)

  1. (biology, medicine) Destruction of the myelin sheath
    • 2015 June 30, Min Jee Han et al., “A Case of Osmotic Demyelination Presenting with Severe Hypernatremia”, in Electrolytes & Blood Pressure : E & BP‎, volume 13, →DOI:
      Rapid correction of hypernatremia and rapid change from normal serum sodium levels to marked hypernatremia may cause myelinolysis in humans, based on supporting data from animal studies 8) .

Synonyms
  • demyelination (usually synonymous because most mentions of demyelination involve instances of myelinolysis)
  • myelinoclasis (which is an uncommon synonym)
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