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Demyelination vs Myelin - What's the difference?

demyelination | myelin | Derived terms |

Demyelination is a derived term of myelin.


As nouns the difference between demyelination and myelin

is that demyelination is the removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, normally as a result of disease while myelin is (neuroanatomy) a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

demyelination

English

Noun

  • The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, normally as a result of disease

    • Related terms

    *demyelinate

    myelin

    English

    (wikipedia myelin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.

    • Derived terms

    * demyelination * myelinic * myelin basic protein * myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein * myelin sheath

    Related terms

    * myelopathy * myelitis

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