• (a.) Discovered or described by M. Tenon, a French anatomist.
Te·no'ni·an adjective (Anat.) Discovered or described by M. Tenon , a French anatomist. Tenonian capsule (Anat.) , a lymphatic space inclosed by a delicate membrane or fascia (the fascia of Tenon ) between the eyeball and the fat of the orbit; -- called also