| tendinous arch | A white, fibrous band attached to bone and/or muscle, arching over and thus protecting neurovascular elements passing beneath it from injurious compression, a linear thickening of the deep fascia of a muscle which provides attachment for ligaments and/or muscle fibres. Synonym: arcus tendineus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tendinous arch of pelvic fascia | A linear thickening of the superior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm extending posteriorly from the body of the pubis alongside the bladder (and vagina in the female) and giving attachment to the supporting ligaments of the pelvic viscera. Synonym: arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendinous chiasm of the digital tendons | Crossing of the tendons, the passage of the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus (flexor digitorum longus in the foot) through the interval left by the decussation of the fibres of the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis (flexor digitorum brevis in the foot). Synonym: chiasma tendinum, Camper's chiasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendinous cords | Thread-like bands of fibrous tissue which attach on one end to the edges of the tricuspid and mitral valves and on the other to the papillary muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tendinous inscription | Synonym: tendinous intersection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendinous opening | The aperture in the aponeurotic insertion of the adductor magnus that transmits the femoral artery and vein from the adductor canal to the popliteal space. Synonym: hiatus tendineus, hiatus adductorius, femoral opening, tendinous opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendinous spot | Gray-white or white, rounded or irregularly shaped, slightly opaque patches or spots that are sometimes observed postmortem in the epicardium, especially in middle-aged or older persons; they result from fibrous thickening, and sometimes hyalinization, of the epicardium; similar lesions may also occur in the visceral layer of the peritoneum. Synonym: macula lactea, macula tendinea, tache blanche, tache laiteuse, tendinous spot, white spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendinous synovitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a tendon sheath. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tendinous xanthoma | Xanthoma involving tendons, ligaments, and fascia, forming deep, smooth, sometimes painful nodules beneath normal-appearing freely movable skin of the extremities; associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, commonly familial increased b lipoproteins or obstructive liver disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| the combined tendinous expansions of the sartorius | Gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles at the medial border of the tuberosity of the tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput humeroulnare musculi flexoris digitorum superificialis | <anatomy> The head of the superficial flexor of the digits that attaches to both the humerus and the ulna. Synonym: caput humeroulnare musculi flexoris digitorum superificialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae fibrosae digitorum manus | Fibrous sheaths of the digits of the hand, the tubular fibrous layers that enclose the synovial sheaths and the superficial and deep flexor tendons and the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus in their passage along their respective digits; they are composed of annular and cruciform parts. Synonym: vaginae fibrosae digitorum manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae fibrosae digitorum pedis | Fibrous sheaths of the toes, the tubular fibrous layer enclosing the synovial sheath and the tendons of the long and short flexors of the toes and the flexor hallucis longus in the digits; they are composed of annular and cruciform parts. Synonym: vaginae fibrosae digitorum pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae synoviales digitorum manus | The synovial sheaths that enclose the flexor tendons of the fingers and line the inside of the fibrous tendon sheaths. Synonym: vaginae synoviales digitorum manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae synoviales digitorum pedis | Similar in structure to the corresponding sheaths of the hand. Synonym: vaginae synoviales digitorum pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |