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Meaning of NEURILEMMA

Pronunciation:  `nûru'lemu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
 
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 Synonyms: neurolemma
 
 See Also: case, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, sheath

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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