Definitions for: Neurilemma

[n] thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber

Webster (1913) Definition: Neu`ri*lem"ma, n. [NL., from gr. ? nerve + ? peel,
skin.] (Anat.)
(a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive
sheath.
(b) The perineurium.

Synonyms: neurolemma

See Also: case, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, sheath