NEURILEMMA

neurolemma, neurilemma

(noun) thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

neurilemma (plural neurilemmas or neurilemmata)

The outer membranous covering of a nerve fiber.

Source: Wiktionary


Neu`ri*lem"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from gr. (Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. (b) The perineurium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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