tenonto-
[f. Gr. τένων, τενοντ- tendon.]
A formative of technical terms relating to the tendons: cf. teno-. tenontography (tɛnənˈtɒgrəfɪ), = tenography. tenonˈtology, = tenology. tenontophyme (təˈnɒntəʊfaɪm) [Gr. ϕῦµα growth], teˈnontophyte [Gr. ϕυτόν plant], a tumour or morbid growth on a tendon. teˈnontostome [ostoma, osteoma], an osseous tumour in a tendon.
| 1860 Mayne Expos. Lex., Tenontographia..tenontography... Tenontologia..tenontology... Tenontophyma..tenontophyme... Tenontophytum..tenontophyte... Tenontostoma..tenontostome. 1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., Tenontophyte. |