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epitenon

epitenon noun: a bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.

Noun

epitenon (plural epitenons)

  1. A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
    • It expands on the surface of the tendon, forming a delicate, almost microscopic layer, the epitenon. Paratenon, epitenon, and mesotenon constitute the esotenon as opposed to the endotenon, the connected-tissue strands within the tendon.1916, Clinics of John B. Murphy at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, volume 5, number 2

Forms of epitenon

pluralepitenons

Origin of epitenon

From epi- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

Questions about epitenon

What does epitenon mean?
Epitenon means a bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
What part of speech is epitenon?
Epitenon is a noun.
What is the plural of epitenon?
The plural of epitenon is epitenons.

Words near epitenon in the dictionary

  1. epitaxies
  2. epitaxy
  3. epitendineum
  4. epitendinous
  5. epitendon
  6. epitenon
  7. epitenons
  8. epitepalous
  9. epitestosterone
  10. epitetrasulfide
  11. epitetrasulfides

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