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neurilemmal adjective anatomy specializeduk /ˌnjʊə.rɪˈlem.əl/ us /ˌnʊr.əˈlem.əl/(alsoneurolemmal) relating to or consisting of neurilemma(= the thin outer covering of a nerve fibre): Multiple fibromatous tumours develop from the neurilemmal sheaths of peripheral and cranial nerves. neurilemmal sheathA dissection of the median nerve samples was conducted to evaluate variations in the area of myelin covering and in the area of neurolemmal sheath. These preganglionic fibres are not supplied with neurilemmal sheaths. Schwann cells surround axons of all peripheral nerve fibres, forming a neurilemmal sheath. Neurolemmal cells and neuroblasts were found dispersed along the whole course of the dorsal nerve root. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism glossopharyngeal nerve grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial neurohormonal reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain right-brained
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