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| neu·ri·lem·ma [ nrə lémmə ] (plural neu·ri·lem·mas) or neu·ro·lem·ma [ nrō lémmə ] (plural neu·ro·lem·mas) |
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membrane covering nerve fiber: the outermost layer of the myelin sheath that surrounds the axon of a myelinated nerve cell
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| [Early 19th century. <neur- + Greek eilēma "covering"] |
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  neu·ri·lem·mal adjective |
| neu·ri·lem·mal·ly adverb |
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