noun
Word Origin mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek peri- ‘around’ + neuron ‘sinew’.
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Sheath around nerve bundles
The perineurium is a protective sheath that surrounds a nerve fascicle. This bundles together axons targeting the same anatomical location. The perineurium is composed from fibroblasts. Wikipedia