epineurium

English

Etymology

From New Latin epineurium, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).

Noun

epineurium (plural epineuriums or epineuria)

1. (anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.

Derived terms

• epineurial
• epineurially
• epineurotomy
• subepineurium

 

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “epineurium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)