Neurilemma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neurilemma \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + ?
     peel, skin.] (Anat.)
     (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive
         sheath.
     (b) The perineurium.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neurilemma
       n : thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: {neurolemma}]