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demyelinate
(redirected from demyelinated)

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de·my·e·lin·ate  (d-m-l-nt)
tr.v. de·my·e·lin·at·ed, de·my·e·lin·at·ing, de·my·e·lin·ates
To destroy or remove the myelin sheath of (a nerve fiber), as through disease.
de·mye·lin·ation n.
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Verb1.demyelinate - destroy the myelin sheath of; "the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers"
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"


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As an acknowledgment of his painstaking, groundbreaking research on nerve fibers that have lost their protective myelin coat and become, in medical terms, demyelinated, the American Academy of Neurology and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded Dr.
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While the mechanisms for this characteristic have not been clearly identified, it has been hypothesized that demyelinated nerve fibers are sensitive to changes in core body temperatures.
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Messages sent through demyelinated axon segments arrive late producing an uncoordinated response within the neural chain which can produce specific symptoms such as paralysis and visual impairment or less specific symptoms such as fatigue (Wolf, 1984).
Multiple sclerosis: strategies for rehabilitation counselors by Wong, Daniel / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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