neurilemma

Noun

Meaning

The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

The perineurium.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

neurolemma maidenhead membrane nerve capsule sheath hymen eardrum fascia dendrite axon nervous tissue pellicle endoneurium sarcolemma

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Hypernyms

case sheath

Examples

Cross section of a myelinated axon 1. Axon 2. Nucleus of Schwann Cell 3. Schwann Cell 4. Myelin Sheath 5. Neurilemma The main purpose of a myelin layer (or sheath) is to increase the speed at which impulses propagate along the myelinated fiber. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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