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Noun: neurilemma  ,n(y)ûr-u'le-mu [N. Amer], ,nyûr-u'le-mu [Brit]
  1. Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fibre
    "The neurilemma, also called the Schwann cell membrane, aids in nerve regeneration";
    - neurolemma

Derived forms: neurilemmas

Type of: case, sheath

Part of: nerve fiber [US], nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Neurilemma