desmielinizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ mielinizar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mi.e.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [dez.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.mje.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [dez.mje.li.niˈza(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mi.e.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.mje.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mje.li.niˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mi.e.li.niˈza(ɾ)/ [dez.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.mje.li.niˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mi.e.li.niˈza(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.mje.li.niˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mi.e.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /deʒ.mje.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mje.li.niˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mi.e.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʒ.mje.li.niˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mje.li.niˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mi.e.li.niˈza(ɻ)/ [dez.mɪ.e.li.niˈza(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.mje.li.niˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mjɛ.li.niˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mjɛ.li.niˈza.ɾi/

Verb

desmielinizar (first-person singular present desmielinizo, first-person singular preterite desmielinizei, past participle desmielinizado)

  1. (pathology) to demyelinate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • desmielinização

Further reading