demyelinating
adjective
de·my·e·lin·at·ing
(ˌ)dē-ˈmī-ə-lə-ˌnā-tiŋ 
: causing or characterized by the loss or destruction of myelin
demyelinating diseases
a demyelinating agent
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demyelinating
adjective
de·my·elin·at·ing
(ˈ)dē-ˈmī-ə-lə-ˌnāt-iŋ
: 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
Mark Lebwohl, Scientific American MedicineThere 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
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