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noun
An abnormally small amount of myelin in the brain and spinal cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hypermyelination
Broader terms: dysmyelination, myelination
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English myelination English hypomyelination From hypo- + myelination.
