Preferred Label : Wallerian degeneration;
Definition : Degeneration of distal aspects of a nerve axon following injury to the cell body or
proximal portion of the axon. The process is characterized by fragmentation of the
axon and its myelin sheath. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0043020;
Origin ID : RID5066;
UMLS CUI : C0043020;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Degeneration of distal aspects of a nerve axon following injury to the cell body or
proximal portion of the axon. The process is characterized by fragmentation of the
axon and its myelin sheath. [MeSH]
