demyelinating

diːˈmaɪəlɪneɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of demyelinating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

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causing loss of myelin from nerve fibers

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Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease.

demyelinate

neurology

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undergoing the process of losing myelin

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The patient has a demyelinating condition.

degenerating

degrading

deteriorating

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Origin of demyelinating

Greek, de (remove) + myelos (marrow)

Examples of demyelinating in a sentence

A demyelinating disorder affects the nervous system.
Demyelinating diseases can lead to severe symptoms.
The MRI showed demyelinating lesions in the brain.

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French:démyélinisant, démylinisant, ...
German:demyelinisierend, ...
Italian:demielinizzante, ...
Spanish:desmielinizante, desmielinizado, ...
Portuguese:desmielinizante, com perda de mielina, ...
Chinese:脱髓鞘, 脱髓鞘的, ...
Japanese:脱髄性の, 脱髄の, ...
Arabic:مُزِيل لِلمَيالِين, مُفْقِد لِلمَيالين, ...
Hebrew:מְפָרֵק מְיָאלִין, דֵּמִיֵילִינָטִיבִי, ...
Russian:демиелинизирующий, ...
Ukrainian:демієлінізуючий, ...
Hindi:माइलिन हटानेवाला, माइलिन-क्षयकारी, ...
Bengali:মাইলিন অপসারণকারী, মাইলিনবিহীন, ...
Catalan:desmielinitzant, amb pèrdua de mielina, ...
Czech:demyelinizační, ...
Danish:demyeliniserende, myelinreducerende, ...
Dutch:demyeliniserend, myeline-verlies, ...
Greek:απομυελινωτική, απομυελινωμένος, ...
Hungarian:demielinizáló, mielinvesztéssel járó, ...
Khmer:ដែលបណ្តាលឱ្យស្រទាប់ម៉ាយអេលីននៃសរសៃប្រសាទបាត់បង់, ដែលកំពុងបាត់បង់ស្រទាប់មីអេលីន, ...
Korean:탈수초화, 탈수초성의, ...
Persian:میلین‌زدا, میلین‌کاه, ...
Polish:demielinizacyjny, demyelinacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desmielinizante, neurológico, ...
Romanian:demyelinizant, ...
Swedish:demyeliniserande, ...
Thai:ทำให้สูญเสียไมอีลิน, สูญเสียไมอีลิน, ...
Turkish:demyelinizan, miyelin kaybeden, ...
Vietnamese:gây mất myelin, mất myelin, ...

demyelinate

diːˈmaɪəlɪneɪt

Definition of demyelinate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

medical

TECH.

remove the myelin sheath from a nerve

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Doctors observed how the disease began to demyelinate the nerves.
The virus can demyelinate nerves, leading to severe symptoms.
Researchers are studying how certain conditions demyelinate the nervous system.

detach

remove

strip

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Origin of demyelinate

Greek, de (remove) + myelos (marrow)

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French:dégainer, ...
German:entmarken, ...
Italian:demielinizzare, ...
Spanish:desmielinizar, ...
Portuguese:desmielinizar, ...
Chinese:去髓鞘, ...
Japanese:脱髄する, ...
Arabic:أَزَالَ غِمْدَ المَيَالِين, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר מְיֵלִין, ...
Russian:демиелинизировать, ...
Ukrainian:демієлінізувати, ...
Hindi:माइलिन म्यान हटाना, ...
Bengali:মাইলিন শিথ অপসারণ করা, ...
Catalan:desmielinitzar, ...
Czech:demyelinizovat, ...
Danish:demyelinisere, ...
Dutch:demyeliniseren, ...
Greek:απομυελινώνω, ...
Hungarian:demielinizálni, ...
Khmer:ដកស្រទាប់ម៉ាយអេលីនចេញពីសរសៃប្រសាទ, ...
Korean:제거하다, ...
Persian:حذف غلاف میلین کرد, ...
Polish:demielinizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):desmielinizar, ...
Romanian:a demieliniza, ...
Swedish:demyelinisera, ...
Thai:ลอกปลอกไมอีลิน, ...
Turkish:miyelinsizleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm mất myelin, ...

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