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neu·ri·lem·ma
(no͝or′ə-lĕm′ə, nyo͝or′-)n.
1. See Schwann cell.
2. The sheath that is formed by a Schwann cell.
[Alteration (influenced by Greek lemma, husk) of French névrilème : névr-, nerve (from Greek neuro-, neuro-) + Greek eilēma, veil (from eilein, to wind, turn; see wel- in Indo-European roots).]
neu′ri·lem′mal adj.
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neurilemma
(ˌnjʊərɪˈlɛmə)n
(Anatomy) a variant of neurolemma
[C19: from French névrilème, from Greek neuron nerve + eilēma covering, but influenced also by Greek lemma husk]
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neu•ri•lem•ma
(ˌnʊər əˈlɛm ə, ˌnyʊər-)n., pl. -mas.
the thin outer membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber or of the axon of some unmyelinated nerve fibers.
[1815–25; alter. of French névrilème (< Greek neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by association with lemma2]
neu`ri•lem′mal, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | neurilemma - thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
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neu·ri·lem·ma
n. neurilema, membrana fina que cubre una fibra nerviosa.
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