adjective
- relating to or causing the destruction or loss of myelin, the protective covering around nerve fibers
Usage: medical
Examples
- Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system.
- The patient was diagnosed with a demyelinating disorder after the MRI showed lesions.
- Demyelinating conditions can cause numbness and weakness in the limbs.
- The neurologist explained that demyelinating processes damage nerve function.
- Research focuses on treatments for demyelinating diseases like MS.
- Demyelinating lesions were visible on the brain scan.