epineurium

[ ep-uh-noor-ee-uhm, -nyoor- ]

noun,plural ep·i·neu·ri·a

[ep-uh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-]. /ˌɛp əˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnyʊər-/. Anatomy.

the dense sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the trunk of a nerve.

Origin of epineurium

1880–85; <New Latin, equivalent to epi-epi- + Greek neûron sinew, tendon + New Latin -ium-ium

Other words from epineurium

ep·i·neu·ri·al, adjective

Words Nearby epineurium

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British Dictionary definitions for epineurium

epineurium

/ (ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm) /

noun

a sheath of connective tissue around two or more bundles of nerve fibres

Origin of epineurium

C19: from New Latin, from epi- + Greek neuron nerve + -ium

Derived forms of epineurium

epineurial, adjective

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