neurilemma

[noo r-uh-lem-uh, nyoo r-]

noun Anatomy.

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

Origin of neurilemma

1815–25; alteration of French névrilème (< Greek neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by association with lemma²

Related formsneu·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, adjective

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Examples from the Web for neurilemma

Historical Examples of neurilemma

The whole is enclosed in a thin, delicate sheath, known as neurilemma.
A Practical Physiology
Albert F. Blaisdell
The deeply stained oblong nuclei indicate the nerve corpuscles within the neurilemma.
A Practical Physiology
Albert F. Blaisdell
Neurilemma, nū-ri-lem′a, n. the external sheath of a nerve-fibre.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
The outer sheath (neurilemma) is also continuous throughout the length of the fibers.
A Practical Physiology
Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for neurilemma

neurilemma

noun

a variant of neurolemma

Word Origin for neurilemma

C19: from French névrilème, from Greek neuron nerve + eilēma covering, but influenced also by Greek lemma husk

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neurilemma in Medicine

neurilemma

n.

The delicate membranous covering that forms the myelin sheath around the axons of peripheral nerves.sheath of Schwann

Schwann cell