In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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