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NEURILEMMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
Synonyms:
neurilemma; neurolemma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("neurilemma" is a kind of...):
case; sheath (an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part)
Holonyms ("neurilemma" is a part of...):
nerve fiber; nerve fibre (a threadlike extension of a nerve cell)