demyelinate

verb

degrading and destroying of myelin sheath covering nerves

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/

verb

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).

To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve