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epimysium

[ep-uh-miz-ee-uh m, -mizh-]
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noun, plural ep·i·my·si·a [ep-uh-miz-ee-uh, -mizh-] /ˌɛp əˈmɪz i ə, -ˈmɪʒ-/. Anatomy.
  1. the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle.
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Origin of epimysium

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

epimysium

noun plural -sia (-zɪə)
  1. anatomy the sheath of connective tissue that encloses a skeletal muscle
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Word Origin

from New Latin, from epi- + Greek mus mouse, muscle
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epimysium

(ĕp′ə-mĭz′ē-əm, -mĭzh′ē-)
n. pl. ep•i•mys•i•a (-mĭz′ē-ə, -mĭzh′-)
  1. The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
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