Amyelinic

/ˌæmaɪˈɛlɪnɪk/ adjective

Relating to nerve fibers that lack myelin sheath, the protective coating around nerve fibers.

From a- (without) + myelin + -ic (adjective suffix). Myelin comes from Greek myelos (marrow), and amyelinic literally means 'without myelin'.

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