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paratenon /para·ten·on/ (-ten´on) the fatty areolar tissue filling the interstices of the fascial compartment in which a tendon is situated.

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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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