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Neurilemma

Definition: Neurilemma

Neurilemma

Noun

1. Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Neurilemma \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression nerve peel, skin.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Neurilemma

Synonym: neurolemma (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Neurilemma

English words defined with "neurilemma": Primitive sheathSchwann's sheath. (references)

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Modern Translations: Neurilemma

Language Translations for "neurilemma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

neurilemma (nerve sheat, neurolemma), nerveskede (nerve sheat). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

neurilemma (investing plasmodium, lining plasmodium, nerve sheat, neurolemma), zenuwschede (investing plasmodium, lining plasmodium, nerve sheat, neurolemma), schede van Schwann (investing plasmodium, lining plasmodium, nerve sheat, neurolemma), primitieve schede (nerve sheat, neurolemma), perineurium (nerve sheat, neurolemma). (various references)

   

French

  

gaine du nerf (nerve sheat). (various references)

   

German

  

Nervenscheide (nerve sheat). (various references)

   

Italian

  

neurilemma (nerve sheat), guaina di Schwann (nerve sheat). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eurilemmanay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Neurilemma

Derivations

Words beginning with "neurilemma": neurilemmal, neurilemmas. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Neurilemma"

Words rhyming with "neurilemma" (pronounced 'Neu`ri*lem"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Diastema, Diatryma, Digamma, Dilemma, Diorama, Diploma, Dogma, Drachma, Drama, Ecphonema, Ecthyma, Edriophthalma, Emphysema, Empyema, Empyreuma, Encauma, Enchondroma, Enchylemma, Endophragma, Endoplasma, Enigma, Epiblema, Epichirema, Epiphonema, Epithelioma, Epithema, Erythema, Exanthema, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, Gorma, gumma, Gyroma, Haematotherma, Helicotrema, hematoma, Hematotherma, Hyalonema, Hypermyriorama, Hypoderma, Idioplasma, Kaama, karma, Karyoplasma, Kokama, Kytoplasma, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, lipoma, llama, Loma, Lucuma, lymphoma, magma, mahatma, Marinorama, melanoma, melasma, Melisma, miasma, mycoderma, Myocomma, Myolemma, Myoma, Myriorama, Myxoedema, Myxoma, Neorama, Neuroma, NORMA, Nototrema, Nucleoidioplasma, OEdema, -oma, Oreosoma, Osteocomma, Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovoplasma, Paguma, Panorama, Panstereorama, Papilloma, Paraphagma, Pelioma, Pelma, Perisoma, Phantasma, Phyma, PLASMA, Pleurosigma, Pluma, Polyorama, Programma, Prophragma, Prosoma, Protonema, Pterostigma, Pyjama, Regma, Rhinoscleroma, Rhizoma, Rhusma, rima, Rusma, sarcolemma, sarcoma, schema, Schisma, Sclerema, scleroderma, Scleroma, Scotoma, seriema, Shama, SIGMA, sima, smegma, soma, Soorma, Sorema, Spermatogemma, Spermoplasma, squama, Staphyloma, Steatoma, Stemma, stigma, stoma, stroma, struma, Syrma, Talma, teratoma, Terma, Theobroma, Tirma, trachoma, Trama, Trilemma, Tucuma, Xanthoma, Xeroderma, Yama, Yamma, Zeugma, Zygoma. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Neurilemma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-m-m-n-r-u"

-2 letters: lemurine, melamine, relumine.

-3 letters: aliener, alumine, mailmen, malmier, manlier, marline, mealier, mineral, numeral, ruminal.

-4 letters: airmen, aliner, almner, alumin, alumni, ammine, elmier, enamel, ermine, immane, immune, immure, larine, leaner, lierne, limmer, limner, linear, lumina, lunier, mailer, maimer, maline, manure, marine, marlin, mauler, mealie, meaner, meanie, menial, merlin, merman, mermen, murein, murine, nailer, neural, reline, relume, remail, remain, renail, rename, rumina, unreal, unreel, uremia, urinal.

-5 letters: aerie, aimer, alien, aline, ameer, amine, anele, anile, anime, ariel, aurei, elain, elemi, email, emmer, enema, enure, ileum, imaum, inarm, inure, lamer, laree, larum, learn, leman, lemma, lemur, liane, liman, limen, liner, linum, lumen, lunar, maile, mamie, merle, miaul, miler, mimer, minae, miner, mural, namer, neume, ramee, ramen, ramie, ranee, realm, reman, renal, rumen, ulema, ulnae, ulnar, unarm, uraei, ureal, urial, urine.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-l-m-m-n-r-u"
 

+1 letter: neurilemmal, neurilemmas.

 

+2 letters: immensurable.

 

+5 letters: incommensurable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Neurilemma


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 65 75 72 69 6C 65 6D 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    .    ..-    .-.    ..    .-..    .    --    --    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01100101 01110101 01110010 01101001 01101100 01100101 01101101 01101101 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#101 &#117 &#114 &#105 &#108 &#101 &#109 &#109 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 0065 0075 0072 0069 006C 0065 006D 006D 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48718784757871797967

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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