NEURILEMMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber

Synonyms:

neurilemma; neurolemma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

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