NEURILEMMA


Meaning of NEURILEMMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈle-mə, ˌnyu̇r- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + Greek eilēma covering, coil, from eilein to wind; akin to Greek eilyein to wrap — more at voluble

Date: 1852

: the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin

• neu·ri·lem·mal -ˈle-məl adjective

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