neurilemma

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

noun

Anatomy.

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

neurilemma

/ ˌnjʊərɪˈlɛmə /

noun

1. a variant of neurolemma

Other Word Forms

• neurilemmal adjective
• neurilemmatic adjective
• neurilemmatous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurilemma¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurilemma¹

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

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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