See Also: teno-(medicine)
teno-(dictionary)

teno- (iou)



teno- combining form.
[from Greek tenon tendon: see -O-.]
Anatomy & Medicine. Forming words with the sense 'of or pertaining to a tendon'. Cf. TENDO-.
te'norrhaphy noun (an instance of) the surgical re-uniting of a severed tendon by suture L19.
tenosyno'vitis noun inflammation of a tendon sheath, causing pain and swelling L19.
te'notomy noun (an instance of) the surgical division of a tendon M19.
te'notomize verb trans. perform tenotomy upon (a tendon or muscle) L19.