epineurium

American  

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

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

epineuria

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

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epineurium British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm /

noun

1. 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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: neurology, neurologist, neurography, neuron, lecithin, rete, plexus, neurasthenia, neurasthenic, neurotic, sensorium, funiculus, ganglion, hilum, neurism, innervation, neuration, neuritis, neuropathic, nervine, neuroma, neuropathy, neuroid, neuric, neuricity, aneuria, glioma, neurosis, cinerea, cholesterin, perineurium, epineurium, internuncial. nerve, v. brace, strengthen, fortify, invigorate, energize. nervous, a. excitable, sensitive, timorous. nest, n. nidus; eyrie, aerie; retreat, den, haunt, resort.

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