myelinolysis

myelinolysis

English

Etymology

myelin +‎ -lysis

Noun

myelinolysis (uncountable)

1. (pathology) 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, volume 13, DOI:10.5049/EBP.2015.13.1.30:

     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