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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERIMYSIUM

Per `i *my "si *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perimysium

per i my si um |ˌperəˈmizēəm, -ˈmiZH- ˌpɛrəˈmɪʒiəm | ▶noun Anatomy the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers. DERIVATIVES per i my si al |-ˈmizēəl, -ˈmiZH- |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek peri- ‘around ’ + mus ‘muscle. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

perimysium

perimysium |ˌpɛrɪˈmɪsɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Anatomy the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibres. DERIVATIVES perimysial adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek peri- ‘around ’ + mus ‘muscle ’.