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neurilemma(dictionary)
neurilemma cells(medicine)

neurilemma (iou)



neurilemma noun. , -lemmas. E19.
[Orig. from Greek neuron nerve + eilema covering; later taken as from Greek lemma husk, skin. Cf. French nevrileme.]
Anatomy.
1. A sheath of connective tissue around a nerve; epineurium, perineurium. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
2. The thin sheath of cells which surrounds the axon of a peripheral nerve fibre (and its myelin sheath where present). Also called sheath of Schwann. M19.
neurilemmal adjective E20.
neurilemmatous adjective M-L19.
neurile'mmoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , Medicine a neurofibroma M20.