teno-
combining element, arbitrarily formed from Gr. τένων tendon: cf. tenonto-. tenography (tɛˈnɒgrəfɪ) [-graphy], description of tendons. teˈnology [-logy], that part of anatomy which relates to the tendons. teˈnorrhaphy [Gr. ῥαϕή a seam], suture of a tendon. ˈtenoˌsuture [L. sūtūra a seam], = tenorrhaphy. ˌteno-synoˈvitis [see synovia and -itis], inflammation of a tendon and its sheath. See also tenotomy.
| 1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Tenography, *Tenology, *Tenorrhaphy. |
| 1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Teno-suture, the sewing together of the divided ends of a tendon. |
| 1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Tenosynovitis. 1896 Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 379 The results [of massage] in sprains, tenosynovitis and the like, are sometimes amazing. |