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epimysia

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ep⋅i⋅my⋅si⋅um

  [ep-uh-miz-ee-uhm, -mizh-]
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–noun, plural -my⋅si⋅a  [-miz-ee-uh, -mizh-] . Anatomy.
the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle.
Origin:
1895–1900; NL, irreg. from epi- + Gk mŷs mouse, muscle (cf. myo- ) + -ium
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ep·i·mys·i·um   (ěp'ə-mĭz'ē-əm, -mĭzh'ē-)   
n.   pl. ep·i·mys·i·a (-mĭz'ē-ə, -mĭzh'-)
The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.

[New Latin epimȳsium : epi- + Greek mūs, muscle; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: epi·my·si·um
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'miz(h)-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural epi·my·sia /-E-&/
: the external connective-tissue sheath of a muscle —compare ENDOMYSIUM
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epimysium ep·i·mys·i·um (ěp'ə-mĭz'ē-əm, -mĭzh'ē-)
n. pl. ep·i·mys·i·a (-mĭz'ē-ə, -mĭzh'-)
The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.

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