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perimysium

American  
[per-uh-miz-ee-uhm, -mizh-] / ˌpɛr əˈmɪz i əm, -ˈmɪʒ- /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

perimysia

  1. the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.

perimysium British  
/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɪzɪəm /

noun

  1. anatomy the sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the primary bundles of muscle fibres

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Other Word Forms

  • perimysial adjective

Etymology

Origin of perimysium

1835–45; irregular from peri- + Greek mŷs mouse, muscle ( myo- ) + -ium

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