myelinolysis

English

Etymology

From myelin +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis.

Noun

myelinolysis (uncountable)

1. (biology, medicine) Destruction of the myelin sheath
   • 2015 June 30, Min Jee Han et al., “A Case of Osmotic Demyelination Presenting with Severe Hypernatremia”, in Electrolytes & Blood Pressure : E & BP‎^[1], volume 13, →DOI:

     Rapid correction of hypernatremia and rapid change from normal serum sodium levels to marked hypernatremia may cause myelinolysis in humans, based on supporting data from animal studies 8) .

Synonyms

• demyelination (usually synonymous because most mentions of demyelination involve instances of myelinolysis)
• myelinoclasis (which is an uncommon synonym)