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endoneurium

British  
/ ˌɛndəʊˈnjʊərɪəm /

noun

  1. the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle

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Etymology

Origin of endoneurium

New Latin, from endo- + neuro- + -ium

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The nerve fibres there figured are bound together by endoneurium into small ropes, the nerves, encased in perineurium.

From Project Gutenberg

The nerve fibres, although mechanically displaced and dissociated by the overgrown endoneurium, undergo no structural change except when compressed in passing through a bony canal.

From Project Gutenberg

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