neurilemma
[ noo r-uh-lem-uh, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər əˈlɛm ə, ˌnyʊər- /
noun Anatomy.
the delicate outermost membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve cell.
Origin of neurilemma
OTHER WORDS FROM neurilemma
neu·ri·lem·mal, neu·ri·lem·mat·ic [noo r-uh-luh-mat-ik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər ə ləˈmæt ɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, neu·ri·lem·ma·tous, adjectiveWords nearby neurilemma
neurectasis,
neurectomy,
neurectopia,
neurergic,
neurexeresis,
neurilemma,
neurilemma cell,
neurilemoma,
neurimotor,
neurinoma,
neuristor
Example sentences from the Web for neurilemma
The deeply stained oblong nuclei indicate the nerve corpuscles within the neurilemma.
A Practical Physiology |Albert F. BlaisdellThe outer sheath (neurilemma) is also continuous throughout the length of the fibers.
A Practical Physiology |Albert F. BlaisdellNeurilemma, nū-ri-lem′a, n. the external sheath of a nerve-fibre.
The whole is enclosed in a thin, delicate sheath, known as neurilemma.
A Practical Physiology |Albert F. Blaisdell
British Dictionary definitions for neurilemma
Word Origin for neurilemma
C19: from French
névrilème, from Greek
neuron nerve +
eilēma covering, but influenced also by Greek
lemma husk
Medical definitions for neurilemma
neurilemma
n.
The delicate membranous covering that forms the myelin sheath around the axons of peripheral nerves.
sheath of Schwann
Schwann cell