D014855Level 5

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.

**Tree numbers:** - C23.550.737.750

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