mesaxon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of parallel plasma membranes of a Schwann cell, marking the point of edge-to-edge contact by the Schwann cell encircling the axon.

Word forms

mesaxon mesaxons

Etymology

From meso- + axon.

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