neuronophagia

noun

neu·​ro·​no·​pha·​gia n(y)u̇-ˌrō-nə-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə  ˌn(y)u̇r-ˌän-ə- 

variants also neuronophagy

ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈnäf-ə-jē 

plural neuronophagias also neuronophagies

: destruction of neurons by phagocytic cells