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Per·i·my·si·um

/ˌperəˈmiZH(ē)əm/

noun
- 1. the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers.
Word Origin mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek peri- ‘around’ + mus ‘muscle’.
Derivatives
- 1. perimysial adjective
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Histological term
Perimysium is a sheath of dense irregular connective tissue that groups muscle fibers into bundles (anywhere between 10 and 100 or more) or fascicles. Studies of muscle physiology suggest that the perimysium plays a role in transmitting lateral contractile movements. This hypothesis is strongly supported in one exhibition of the existence of "perimysial junctional plates" in ungulate flexor carpi ... Wikipedia
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