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mesaxon

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Main Entry: mes·ax·on
Pronunciation: mez-'ak-"sän, mEz-, mEs-, mes-
Function: noun
: the double-layered membrane of a neurilemma thatenvelops a nerve axon
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mesaxon mes·ax·on (měz-āk'sŏn', měs-)
n.
The plasma membrane of the neurolemma that surrounds a nerve axon.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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