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paratenon

paratenon noun: a fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.

Noun

paratenon (plural paratenons)

  1. A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.

Forms of paratenon

pluralparatenons

Origin of paratenon

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

Questions about paratenon

What does paratenon mean?
Paratenon means a fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
What part of speech is paratenon?
Paratenon is a noun.
What is the plural of paratenon?
The plural of paratenon is paratenons.

Words near paratenon in the dictionary

  1. paratendon
  2. paratendons
  3. paratenial
  4. paratenic
  5. paratenicity
  6. paratenon
  7. paratenons
  8. paratentorial
  9. paraterga
  10. paratergal
  11. paratergite

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