perimysia
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perimysium — noun (plural perimysia) Etymology: New Latin, irregular from peri + Greek mys mouse, muscle more at mouse Date: circa 1842 the connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle and forms sheaths for the bundles of muscle fibers … New Collegiate Dictionary
perimysium — perimysial, adj. /per euh miz ee euhm, mizh /, n., pl. perimysia / miz ee euh, mizh /. Anat. the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers. [1835 45; irreg. from PERI + Gk mys mouse, muscle (cf. MYO ) + IUM] * * * … Universalium
perimysium — [per΄ə miz′ē əm] n. pl. perimysia [per΄i miz′ēə] [ModL < peri ,PERI + Gr mys, muscle (see MYO ) + IUM] connective tissue covering and binding together bundles of muscle fibers … English World dictionary
