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epineurium

[ep-uh-noor-ee-uhm, -nyoor-]

noun, plural ep·i·neu·ri·a

[-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-] . Anatomy.

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

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

Related forms

ep·i·neu·ri·al, adjective

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the part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and vertebrae, which contains the heart and lungs; the chest

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epineurium (ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm)

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

[C19: from New Latin, from epi- + Greek neuron nerve + -ium]

epi'neurial

—*adj*

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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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