mesotendineum

mesotendon

 [mez″o-ten´don]

the connective tissue sheath attaching a tendon to its fibrous sheath.

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]

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.