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epimysium
(epi|my¦sium)
Pronunciation:
/ˌɛpɪˈmɪsɪəm/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Anatomy
a sheath of fibrous elastic tissue surrounding a muscle.
Origin:
modern Latin, from
epi-
'upon' + Greek
mus
'muscle'
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