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The sheath of connective tissue around a nerve or nerve fascicle; the perineurium or epineurium. Now rare or disused.
Anatomy and Zoology. Myelin; the myelin sheath of a nerve. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete.
The substance, consisting of a complex mixture of phospholipids and proteins, that constitutes an insulating layer or sheath around many nerve…