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mesaxon

mesaxon noun: 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.

Noun

mesaxon (plural mesaxons)

  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.

Forms of mesaxon

pluralmesaxons

Origin of mesaxon

From meso- + axon.

Questions about mesaxon

What does mesaxon mean?
Mesaxon means 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.
What part of speech is mesaxon?
Mesaxon is a noun.
What is the plural of mesaxon?
The plural of mesaxon is mesaxons.

Words near mesaxon in the dictionary

  1. mesaticephali
  2. mesaticephalic
  3. mesaticephalism
  4. mesaticephalous
  5. mesaticephaly
  6. mesaxon
  7. mesaxonic
  8. mesaxons
  9. mesc
  10. mescal
  11. mescal bean

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