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teno-

a combining form meaning “tendon,” used in the formation of compound words: tenotomy.
Also, tenon-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk ténōn
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teno- or tenon-  
pref.  Tendon: tenotomy.

[From Greek tenōn, tendon; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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teno- or tenon-
pref.
Tendon: tenotomy.

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