epimysium

epimysium
The fibrous connective tissue envelope surrounding a skeletal muscle. SYN: perimysium externum. [epi- + G. mys, muscle]

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epi·my·si·um .ep-ə-'miz(h)-ē-əm n, pl -sia -ē-ə the external connective-tissue sheath of a muscle compare ENDOMYSIUM

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n.
the fibrous elastic tissue that surrounds a muscle.

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epi·mys·i·um (ep″ĭ-misґe-əm) [epi- + Gr. mys muscle] [TA] the fibrous sheath about an entire muscle; called also perimysium externum or external perimysium.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • epimysium — noun (plural epimysia) Etymology: New Latin, irregular from epi + Greek mys mouse, muscle more at mouse Date: 1900 the external connective tissue sheath of a muscle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • epimysium — /ep euh miz ee euhm, mizh /, n., pl. epimysia / miz ee euh, mizh /. Anat. the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle. [1895 1900; NL, irreg. from EPI + Gk mys mouse, muscle (cf. MYO ) + IUM] * * * …   Universalium

  • epimysium — ep·i·my·si·um …   English syllables

  • epimysium — n. the fibrous elastic tissue that surrounds a muscle …   The new mediacal dictionary

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