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demyelinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English myelin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English demyelinate From de- + myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
demyelinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
demyelinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demyelinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demyelinated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

demyelination

Translations (5)

ga dímhiailinigh (to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve) · de demyelinisieren (to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve) · fi demyelinoida (to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve) · pt desmielinizar (to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve) · fr démyéliniser (to remove the myelin sheath from a nerve)