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neurilemma

[ noor-uh-lem-uh, nyoor- ]

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the delicate outermost membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve cell.


neurilemma

/ ˌʊəɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. a variant of neurolemma
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of neurilemma1

1815–25; alteration of French éè (< Greek neur- neur- + íŧ covering), by association with lemma 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of neurilemma1

C19: from French éè, from Greek neuron nerve + 𾱱ŧ covering, but influenced also by Greek lemma husk
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Example Sentences

Hemorrhages occur from the larynx, bronchial membrane, intestinal surfaces, and even into the parenchyma of the viscera, the muscles, serous membranes, periosteum, and neurilemma.

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Around this bundle of neurones, that is around the nerve, is still another wrapping, silvery-white, called the neurilemma.

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Surrounding the axis cylinder is a thick, whitish-looking layer, known as the medullary sheath, and around this is a thin covering, called the primitive sheath, or neurilemma.

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The deeply stained oblong nuclei indicate the nerve corpuscles within the neurilemma.

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The whole is enclosed in a thin, delicate sheath, known as neurilemma.

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