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peritendon

peritendon noun: the membrane surrounding the tendon.

Noun

peritendon (plural peritendons)

  1. The membrane surrounding the tendon.

Forms of peritendon

pluralperitendons

Origin of peritendon

From peri- + tendon.

Questions about peritendon

What does peritendon mean?
Peritendon means the membrane surrounding the tendon.
What part of speech is peritendon?
Peritendon is a noun.
What is the plural of peritendon?
The plural of peritendon is peritendons.

Words near peritendon in the dictionary

  1. peritectomy
  2. peritelomere
  3. peritelomeres
  4. peritelomeric
  5. peritendinous
  6. peritendon
  7. peritendonous
  8. peritendons
  9. peritenon
  10. peritenons
  11. peritesticular

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