mesotendineum
mesotendon
[mez″o-ten´don]the connective tissue sheath attaching a tendon to its fibrous sheath.
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mes·o·ten·don
(mez'ō-ten'don), [TA]The synovial layers that pass from a tendon to the wall of a tendon sheath in certain places where tendons lie within osteofibrous canals. In most instances, the mesotendon degenerates, leaving only the vinculae.
Synonym(s): mesotendineum [TA]
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mes·o·ten·don
(mez'ō-ten'don) [TA]The synovial layers that pass from a tendon to the wall of a tendon sheath in certain places where tendons lie within osteofibrous canals. In most instances, the mesotendon degenerates, leaving only the vincula.
Synonym(s): mesotendineum.
Synonym(s): mesotendineum.
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