demyelination

English Thesaurus

1. loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function (noun.state)

hypernym	:	degenerative disorder,
definition	:	condition leading to progressive loss of function (noun.state)

part meronym	:	disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, ms, multiple sclerosis,
definition	:	a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers (noun.state)