The tissue, fatty or synovial, between a tendon and its sheath. ... Origin: para-+ G. Tenon, tendon ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(par″ә-ten´on) the fatty areolar tissue filling the interstices of the fascial compartment in which a tendon is situated.
Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-ten′on Definitions: 1. The tissue, fatty or synovial, between a tendon and its sheath.