Perimysium
[per-uh-miz-ee-uh m, -mizh-] /ˌpɛr əˈmɪz i əm, -ˈmɪʒ-/
noun, plural perimysia
[per-uh-miz-ee-uh, -mizh-] /ˌpɛr əˈmɪz i ə, -ˈmɪʒ-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.
/ˌpɛrɪˈmɪzɪəm/
noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə)
1.
(anatomy) the sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the primary bundles of muscle fibres
perimysium per·i·my·si·um (pěr’ə-mĭzh’ē-əm, -mĭz’ē-əm)
n. pl. per·i·my·si·a (-mĭzh’ē-ə, -mĭz’ē-ə)
The fibrous sheath enveloping each of the primary bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.
per’i·my’si·al adj.
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