ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
From Greek tenon, tendon; tendin/o from New Latin tendo, stem tendin-
Meaning
What does ten/o mean?
ten/o is a root meaning tendon, also written tendin/o. It comes from Greek tenon, tendon; tendin/o from New Latin tendo, stem tendin-.
Inside words it is spelled ten, tendin or tendino.
Spelled with an i in tendinitis and tendinopathy, though tendon has an o; tendonitis is an accepted variant.
In real words
Medical words with ten/o
tendinitis
swelling and inflammation of a tendon, usually after repeated strain or injury; also spelled tendonitis
tendinopathy
any condition that makes a tendon painful and less able to work, usually from overuse
surgical cutting of a tendon
tenorrhaphy
surgical stitching together of a torn or cut tendon
surgery that anchors a tendon to a bone, such as moving the biceps tendon onto the upper arm bone
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- 14.1 – Introduction to the Muscular System – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- TENO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
- TENDINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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Bones, joints and muscles
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