NEUROLEMMA

neurolemma, neurilemma

(noun) thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

neurolemma (plural neurolemmas or neurolemmata)

(neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.

Synonyms

• neurilemma

• sheath of Swann

Source: Wiktionary



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