neurolemma
- the thin membrane that forms a sheath around nerve fibresAlso: neurilemma
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Word Origin
C19: New Latin, from neuro- + Greek eilēma covering
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Between the neurolemma and the axis cylinder is the medullated sheath, composed of a fatty substance known as myelin.
Manual of SurgeryAlexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
neurolemma
(nur′ə-lĕm′ə)- Variant ofneurilemma
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