myelinolysis
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English
Etymology
Noun
myelinolysis (uncountable)
- (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, :
- 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)