PERINEURIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("perineurium" is a kind of...):

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

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