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PERINEURIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perineurium mean?
• PERINEURIUM (noun)
The noun PERINEURIUM has 1 sense:
1. the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers
Familiarity information: PERINEURIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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