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Meaning of epitenon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.

Examples

“It expands on the surface of the tendon, forming a delicate, almost microscopic layer, the epitenon. Paratenon, epitenon, and mesotenon constitute the esotenon as opposed to the endotenon, the connected-tissue strands within the tendon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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