the thin membrane that forms a sheath around nerve fibres
Also: neurilemma
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from neuro- + Greek eilēma covering
Examples of 'neurolemma' in a sentence
neurolemma
Supplementation with exogenous gangliosides also seems to be a successful procedure for the recovery of ganglioside homeostasis in the neurolemma.
Lucyna Mrówczyńska, Włodzimierz Mrówczyński 2013, 'Physiological and pathological roles of gangliosides', Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnejhttp://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1066059. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)