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axonotmesis

axonotmesis noun: a form of nerve crush injury associated with disruption of the neuronal axon, but with maintenance of the myelin sheath.

Noun

axonotmesis (plural axonotmeses)

  1. A form of nerve crush injury associated with disruption of the neuronal axon, but with maintenance of the myelin sheath.

Forms of axonotmesis

pluralaxonotmeses

Origin of axonotmesis

From axono- + tmesis.

Questions about axonotmesis

What does axonotmesis mean?
Axonotmesis means a form of nerve crush injury associated with disruption of the neuronal axon, but with maintenance of the myelin sheath.
What part of speech is axonotmesis?
Axonotmesis is a noun.
What is the plural of axonotmesis?
The plural of axonotmesis is axonotmeses.

Words near axonotmesis in the dictionary

  1. axonopathies
  2. axonopathy
  3. axonophorous
  4. axonoplasmic
  5. axonotmeses
  6. axonotmesis
  7. axonotmetic
  8. axonotrophic
  9. axonotrophy
  10. axons
  11. axony

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