Word: paratendon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
ten
don
Definition: A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: resembling
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: tendon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τένων
Language: grc
Decoded: tenon
Meaning: sinew, tendon