DEMYELINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("demyelination" is a kind of...):

degenerative disorder (condition leading to progressive loss of function)

Holonyms ("demyelination" is a part of...):

disseminated multiple sclerosis; disseminated sclerosis; MS; multiple sclerosis (a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers)