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Definition of: perineurium
(per′ə·n
r′ē·əm, -nyr′-) noun plural ·ri·a (-ē·ə) Anat.
The connective tissue investing one of the bundles of fibers composing a nerve. [<NL <Gk. peri- around + neuron a nerve]
—per′i·neu′ri·al adjective
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