epitenon

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Etymology

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

Noun

epitenon (plural epitenons)

  1. (anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
    • 1916, Clinics of John B. Murphy at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, volume 5, number 2:
      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.

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