Etymology

epineurium

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Today it means: The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve. Full definition →

New Latin epineurium ← Ancient Greek ἐπι-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπι-“upon”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromepineurium
  3. English todayepineurium

From New Latin epineurium, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπι- all →

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