peritendineum

noun

peri·​ten·​din·​e·​um

ˌperəˌtenˈdinēəm

plural peritendinea

-ēə

: the connective tissue sheath of a tendon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from peri- + Medieval Latin tendin-, tendo tendon + Latin -eum, neuter of -eus -eous

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