[f. Gr. τένων, τενοντ- tendon.] A formative of technical terms relating to the tendons: cf. TENO-. Tenontography, = TENOGRAPHY. Tenontology, = TENOLOGY. Tenontophyme [Gr. φῦμα growth], Tenontophyte [Gr. φυτόν plant], a tumor or morbid growth on a tendon. Tenontostome [ostoma, OSTEOMA], an osseous tumor in a tendon.
1860. Mayne, Expos. Lex., Tenontographia … tenontography…. Tenontologia … tenontology…. Tenontophyma … tenontophyme…. Tenontophytum … tenontophyte…. Tenontostoma … tenontostome.
1899. Syd. Soc. Lex., Tenontophyte.
