mesotendineum

mesotendineum definition - medical

mes·o·ten·di·ne·um (mĕzˌō-tĕn-dĭnˈē-əm)

noun
Any of the synovial layers that pass from a tendon to the wall of a tendon sheath where tendons lie within osteofibrous canals. Also called mesotendon.

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