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neurilemma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neurilem-ma
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer membranous covering of a nerve fiber.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuri- English lemma English neurilemma From neuri- (variation of neuro-) + lemma.

Inflected Forms

neurilemmas (plural) neurilemmata (plural)

Derived Forms

neurilemmal neurilemmitis neurilemmoma

Synonyms

neurolemma

Questions

What does neurilemma mean?
The outer membranous covering of a nerve fiber.
Where does neurilemma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuri- English lemma English neurilemma From neuri- (variation of neuro-) + lemma.

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