dysmyelination

dysmyelination
A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue

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  • 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

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