neurilemma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
    neurolemma.

WordNet

Neu`ri*lem"ma noun
Etymology
NL., from gr. nerve + peel, skin.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. (b) The perineurium.

Webster 1913