Definitions for neurilemma

neurilemma neu·ri·lem·ma

Spelling: [noo r-uh-lem-uh, nyoo
IPA: /ˌnʊər əˈlɛm ə, ˌnyʊər-/

Neurilemma is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 506 anagrams from letters in neurilemma (aeeilmmnru).

Definitions for neurilemma

noun

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

Origin of neurilemma

1815-25; alteration of French névrilème (Greek neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by association with lemma2

Examples for neurilemma

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

neurilemma, nū-ri-lem′a, n. the external sheath of a nerve-fibre.

The outer sheath (neurilemma) is also continuous throughout the length of the fibers.

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

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