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neu⋅ri⋅lem⋅ma

  [noor-uh-lem-uh, nyoor-]
–noun Anatomy.
the delicate outermost membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve cell.
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Origin:
1815–25; alter. of F névrilème (< Gk neur- neur- + eílēma covering), by assoc. with lemma 2

Related forms:
neu⋅ri⋅lem⋅mal, neu⋅ri⋅lem⋅mat⋅ic  [noor-uh-luh-mat-ik, nyoor-] , neu⋅ri⋅lem⋅ma⋅tous, adjective
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neu·ri·lem·ma   (nŏŏr'ə-lěm'ə, nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  

  1. Any of the cells having a membrane that composes a sheath around the axons of peripheral nerves. Also called Schwann cell.

  2. The sheath formed by such a cell.


[Alteration (influenced by Greek lemma, husk) of French névrilème : névr-, nerve (from Greek neuro-, neuro-) + Greek eilēma, veil (from eilein, to wind, turn; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots).]
neu'ri·lem'mal adj.
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Main Entry: neu·ri·lem·ma
Pronunciation: "n(y)ur-&-'lem-&
Function: noun
: the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of amyelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin —neu·ri·lem·mal /-'lem-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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neurilemma neu·ri·lem·ma or neu·ro·lem·ma (n&oobreve;r'ə-lěm'ə, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
The delicate membranous covering of a nerve fiber. Also called sheath of Schwann.

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