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perineurium
[per-uh-noor-ee-uhm, -nyoor-]
noun
Anatomy.
plural
perineuriathe sheath of connective tissue that encloses a bundle of nerve fibers.
perineurium
/ ˌɛɪˈʊəɪə /
noun
the connective tissue forming a sheath around a single bundle of nerve fibres
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Other 51Թ Forms
- perineurical adjective
- ˌˈԱܰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perineurium1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perineurium1
C19: from New Latin, from peri- + Greek neuron nerve
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The nerve fibres there figured are bound together by endoneurium into small ropes, the nerves, encased in perineurium.
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The tumours, which vary greatly in size and number—as many as a thousand have been counted in one case—are enclosed in a capsule derived from the perineurium.
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