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Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
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neurilemma
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The outer membranous covering of a nerve fiber.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: neurolemma ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neurilemma \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + ? peel, skin.] (Anat.) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. The perineurium.
Usage examples of neurilemma.
An axon which has degenerated through injury or disease can sometimes be regenerated, provided its neurilemma has remained intact.