mesaxon

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ axon

Noun

mesaxon (plural mesaxons)

(neurobiology) 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.

Anagrams

Sexmoan, xenomas

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