Epineural

Quick meaning: Epineural is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Related to or situated upon a nerve or nerve structure, especially on the epineurium.

Meaning

(anatomy) Related to or situated upon a nerve or nerve structure, especially on the epineurium.

More Meanings

1. (anatomy) Arising from or associated with the neurapophysis of a vertebra
2. An epineural bone

Example Sentences

Another possibility for direct nerve repair is epineural sleeve neurorrhaphy .

Epineural bones are primitively fused to neural arches in teleosts ( Patterson and Johnson , 1995 , p . 11 ) .

Additional one to two epineural stiches are placed between the holding stiches after completion of the fascicular repairs.

The nerve graft was implanted using epineural suture according to standard technique on both sites of the nerve graft captation.

Word Forms

• epineurals

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include neurapophysial, neuraxial, perineural, endoneurial, chordoneural, neuromeningeal.

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