neurilemma
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of neurilemma
1815–25; alteration of French névrilème (< Greek neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by association with lemma 2
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The deeply stained oblong nuclei indicate the nerve corpuscles within the neurilemma.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
Around this bundle of neurones, that is around the nerve, is still another wrapping, silvery-white, called the neurilemma.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
The whole is enclosed in a thin, delicate sheath, known as neurilemma.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
Hemorrhages occur from the larynx, bronchial membrane, intestinal surfaces, and even into the parenchyma of the viscera, the muscles, serous membranes, periosteum, and neurilemma.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The chronic cell-infiltration affects the fibrous structure of the outer sheath, the neurilemma, and the septa between the nerve-bundles, producing fatty metamorphosis and atrophy of the nerve-bundles.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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