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Tenodesis is the medical term meaning surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone (ten/o means tendon, and -desis means to bind or tie together). Tenodesis is the opposite of tenolysis.
"Suture" is just fancy for "sew".
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 9y agoTenorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suturing of a tendon.
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∙ 9y agoTenorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of a tendon, and myoplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of a muscle.
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∙ 9y agoAchilles tenorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the Achilles tendon.
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What is the medical term meaning forehead?
the frontal bone, or the frontonasal suture.
What is the medical term meaning bone embedded in a tendon?
sesamoid bone
What are the four major sutures of the skull?
Squamous suture (separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone), Coronal suture (separates the frontal bone from the parietal bone), Sagittal suture (separates the parietal bones) and the Lamboid suture (separates the occipital bone from the parietal bone)
What is the Medical term meaning infection of bone and bone marrow?
Osteomyelitis is the medical term meaning infection of bone and marrow.
A tendon attaches one bone to another?
No, a tendon attaches a muscle to bone. A ligament attaches a bone to another bone.
What is the medical term meaning joint between the bones of the cranium?
The joint between jaw and skull called temperomandibular joint.
Which suture connects the maxilla and the palatine bones?
The transverse palatine suture connects the maxillary bone to the palatine bone. This suture forms the hard plate in mouth.
What is the medical term meaning surgical attachment of a fascia to another fascia or tendon?
Fasciodesis (fasci/o meaning fascia, fibrous band and -desis meaning surgical fixation of a bone or joint, to bind, tie together)fasciodesisRBfasciodesis
Is there a tendon that raps around the bone?
Of course, its called bone tendon.
What is the medical abbreviation meaning broken bone?
Fx is the medical abbreviation meaning broken bone or fracture
Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?
The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.
What does pulled tendon mean?
A medical condition where a tendon has been injured, usually while playing sports due to overuse or exertion. A tendon is the hard connective tissue that joins muscle to bone.
