perimysium

American

[per-uh-miz-ee-uhm, -mizh-] / ˌpɛr əˈmɪz i əm, -ˈmɪʒ- /

noun

Anatomy.

the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.

perimysium British

/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɪzɪəm /

noun

anatomy the sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the primary bundles of muscle fibres

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

perimysial

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

perimysia

plural

Etymology

Origin of perimysium

1835–45; irregular from peri- + Greek mŷs mouse, muscle ( cf. myo-) + -ium

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The Perimysium lays between the endomysium and the epimysium.

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