"mesaxon" meaning in All languages combined

See mesaxon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mesaxons [plural]
Etymology: meso- + axon Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meso|axon}} meso- + axon Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: mesaxon

Inflected forms

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