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Epitendon

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epitenonnoun(anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
epitendineumnoun(anatomy) The fibrous sheath surrounding a tendon
peritenonnounThe connective tissue sheath surrounding a tendon.
endotenonnoun(anatomy) The fine connective tissue between the strands of a tendon.
peritendonnoun(anatomy) The membrane surrounding the tendon.
endotendonnoun(anatomy) The connective tissue between the strands of a tendon
aponeurosisnoun(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
fasciculusnoun(anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
perimyciumnounMisspelling of perimysium. [(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles]
endotendineumnounA delicate loose connective tissue, containing thin collagen fibrils, that binds fascicles.
paratendonnounAlternative form of paratenon. [A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.]
epineuriumnoun(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.
fasciclenounA bundle or cluster.
musculotendonnoun(anatomy) A tendon together with its attached muscle.
midtendonnounThe middle part of a tendon
subtendonnoun(anatomy) One of the branches of a tendon that splits into multiple parts.
paratenonnounA fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
enthesisnoun(anatomy) The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.
epidermnoun(anatomy, zoology, botany) The epidermis.
fascianoun(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.

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