n., pl., -neu·ri·a (-nʊr'ē-ə, -nyʊr'-).
The sheath of connective tissue enclosing a bundle of nerve fibers.
[New Latin : PERI- + Greek neuron, nerve; see neuron.]
perineurial per'i·neu'ri·al adj.
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