Word: peritenon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
te
non
Definition: The connective tissue sheath surrounding a tendon.
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: tenon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tenon
Language: fro
Decoded: tenon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.