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1. (n.) neurilemma
the thin outer membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber or of the axon of some unmyelinated nerve fibers.
Etymology: (1815–25; alter. of F névrilème (< Gk neur-neur - +eílēma covering), by assoc. with
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1. (noun) neurolemma, neurilemma
thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
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1. (noun) neurilemma
the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath
2. (noun) neurilemma
the perineurium
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1. neurilemma
The nerve husk. The outermost part of the MYELIN SHEATH covering a myelinated nerve fiber (NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED) or a bundle of unmyelinated nerve fibers (NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED).
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