epimysium

American

[ep-uh-miz-ee-uhm, -mizh-] / ˌɛp əˈmɪz i əm, -ˈmɪʒ- /

noun

Anatomy.

the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle.

epimysium British

/ ˌɛpɪˈmɪzɪəm /

noun

anatomy the sheath of connective tissue that encloses a skeletal muscle

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noun

epimysia

plural

Etymology

Origin of epimysium

1895–1900; New Latin, irregular from epi- + Greek mŷs mouse, muscle ( cf. myo-) + -ium

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