epineurium

American

[ep-uh-noor-ee-uhm, -nyoor-] / ˌɛp əˈnʊər i əm, -ˈnjʊər- /

noun

Anatomy.

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

epineurium British

/ ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

epineurial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

epineuria

plural

Etymology

Origin of epineurium

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

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epineurium

Figure 13.22 To what structures in a skeletal muscle are the endoneurium, perineurium, and epineurium comparable?

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The outer surface of a nerve is a surrounding layer of fibrous connective tissue called the epineurium.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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