Epineurium
[ep-uh-noo r-ee-uh m, -nyoo r-] /ˌɛp əˈnʊər i əm, -ˈnyʊər-/
noun, plural epineuria
[ep-uh-noo r-ee-uh, -nyoo r-] /ˌɛp əˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnyʊər-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the dense sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the trunk of a nerve.
/ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm/
noun
1.
a sheath of connective tissue around two or more bundles of nerve fibres
epineurium ep·i·neu·ri·um (ěp’ə-nur’ē-əm, -nyur’-)
n. pl. ep·i·neu·ri·a (-nur’ē-ə, -nyur’-)
The thick sheath of connective tissue surrounding a nerve trunk.
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