10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
originEtymology 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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