demyelinating
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Definition of demyelinating
: causing or characterized by the loss or destruction of myelin
demyelinating diseases a demyelinating agent
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demyelinating
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de·my·elin·at·ing
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Medical Definition of demyelinating
: causing or characterized by the loss or destruction of myelin
Exacerbations of demyelinating diseases such as optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis have occurred …— Mark Lebwohl, Scientific American Medicine, January 2003 There are hereditary demyelinating neuropathies that are associated with multiorgan and central nervous system dysfunction.— Howard W. Sander et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 20 Feb. 2003