peritendonous

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ tendonous.

Adjective

peritendonous (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Around a tendon.
   • 1858, RICHARD BARWELL ESQ., “ON SYNOVIAL TUMOURS IN THE NEIGH BOURHOOD OF JOINTS”, in THE LONDON LANCET; A JOURNAL OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND CHEMICAL SCIENCE, CRITICISM, LITERATURE, AND NEWS. (Medicine and Sport Science Series), volume 2, page 427:

     I shall divide synovial cysts into two categories—a, into periarticular; b, peritendinous cysts.

   • 1988, B. van Gheluwe, J. Atha, editors, Current Research in Sports Biomechanics: Selected Topics (Medicine and Sport Science Series; Volume 25), illustrated edition, Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, page 77:

     The chances for any sort of inflamation produced by frictional interaction between the tendon and the peritendonous tissue are small.

   • 2025 January 15, Wikipedia contributors, “Curb (horse)”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     Fluid accumulation and/or swelling are almost always found in the peritendonous / periligamentous tissues in curb, often with no additional underlying injuries.