| Pronunciation: | | `nûru'lemu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber |
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NEURILEMMA is a 10 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | neurolemma |
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| | See Also: | | case, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, sheath |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from gr. ? nerve + ? peel,
skin.] (Anat.)
(a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive
sheath.
(b) The perineurium.
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