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fragmentation

fragmentation In a biological context, fragmentation is the breaking apart of a nerve axon and its myelin sheath in the portion beyond an injury to the cell body or the nearer part of the axon.

In a biological context, fragmentation is the breaking apart of a nerve axon and its myelin sheath in the portion beyond an injury to the cell body or the nearer part of the axon.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Wallerian Degeneration” (D014855).
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