Epimysium is a layer of connective tissue, which ensheaths the entire muscle. It is composed of dense irregular connective tissue. It is continuous with fascia and other connective tissue wrappings of muscle including the endomysium, and perimysium. It is also continuous with tendons where it becomes thicker and collagenous. The epimysium also pro...
(from the article `meat processing`) Skeletal muscles are divided from one another by a covering of connective tissue called the epimysium. As shown in Figure 1, individual muscles are ...
The fibrous connective tissue envelope surrounding a skeletal muscle. ... Synonym: perimysium externum. ... Origin: epi-+ G. Mys, muscle ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ep″ĭ-mis´e-әm) the fibrous sheath around an entire skeletal muscle.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-mis′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. The fibrous connective tissue envelope surrounding a skeletal muscle. Synonyms: perimysium externum
(ep;u1-mis;e-um) A fibrous outer sheath of connective tissue surrounding a skeletal muscle.
Greek epi = upon, and mys = muscle, hence the connective tissue surrounding an entire muscle.
the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle.