paratenon /para·ten·on/ (-ten´on) the fatty areolar tissue filling the interstices of the fascial compartment in which a tendon is situated.
par·a·ten·on (p r  -t n n, - n)n. The fatty or synovial material between a tendon and its sheath. |
paratenon, paratendon
loose connective tissue filling the interstices of the fascial compartment in which a tendon is situated and which allows it to move freely. Is not organized into discrete tendon sheaths.
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