paratenon

paratenon

 [par″ah-ten´on] the fatty areolar tissue filling the interstices of the fascial compartment in which a tendon is situated.

par·a·ten·on

(par'ă-ten'on), The tissue, fatty or synovial, between a tendon and its sheath. [para- + G. tenōn, tendon]

par·a·ten·on

(par'ă-ten'on) The tissue, fatty or synovial, between a tendon and its sheath. [para- + G. tenōn, tendon]