epineurium

American

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

noun

Anatomy.

plural

epineuria

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

epineurial adjective

Etymology

Origin of epineurium

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

Example Sentences

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Epineurium consisting chiefly of connective tissue.

From Project Gutenberg

The connective-tissue framework of a nerve-trunk consists of the perineurium, or general sheath, which surrounds all the bundles; the epineurium, surrounding individual groups of bundles; and the endoneurium, a delicate connective tissue separating the individual nerve fibres.

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