mesaxon

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ axon.

Noun

mesaxon (plural mesaxons)

  1. (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.

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