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epineurial

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ep⋅i⋅neu⋅ri⋅um

  [ep-uh-noor-ee-uhm, -nyoor-]
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–noun, plural -neu⋅ri⋅a  [-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-] . Anatomy.
the dense sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the trunk of a nerve.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL, equiv. to epi- epi- + Gk neûron sinew, tendon + NL -ium -ium

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅neu⋅ri⋅al, adjective
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ep·i·neu·ri·um   (ěp'ə-nŏŏr'ē-əm, -nyŏŏr'-)   
n.   pl. ep·i·neu·ri·a (-nŏŏr'ē-ə, -nyŏŏr'-)
The thick sheath of connective tissue surrounding a nerve trunk.

[New Latin : epi- + Greek neuron, nerve, tendon; see neuron.]
ep'i·neu'ri·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: epi·neu·ri·um
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'n(y)ur-E-&m
Function: noun
: the external connective-tissue sheath of a nervetrunk
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epineurial ep·i·neu·ri·al (ěp'ə-n&oobreve;r'ē-əl, -ny&oobreve;r'-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the epineurium.

epineurium ep·i·neu·ri·um (ěp'ə-n&oobreve;r'ē-əm, -ny&oobreve;r'-)
n. pl. ep·i·neu·ri·a (-n&oobreve;r'ē-ə, -ny&oobreve;r'-)
The thick sheath of connective tissue surrounding a nerve trunk.

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