neurilemma

American  

[noor-uh-lem-uh, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər əˈlɛm ə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Anatomy.

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

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neurilemma British  

/ ˌnjʊərɪˈlɛmə /

noun

1. a variant of neurolemma

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Other Word Forms

• neurilemmal adjective
• neurilemmatic adjective
• neurilemmatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of neurilemma

1815–25; alteration of French névrilème (< Greek neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by association with lemma ²

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

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

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