mesaxon
/mɛzˈaksɒn/ /mɛsˈaksɒn/Anatomy
noun
The covering of an axon formed by invagination of the plasma membrane of a Schwann cell or oligodendrocyte.
Origin
1950s. From meso- + axon; so named because the double layer of plasma membrane resembles a mesentery in electron micrographs.
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