Tenon's capsule

Tenon's capsule
Te·non's capsule tə-'nōnz-, 'ten-ənz- n a thin connective-tissue membrane ensheathing the eyeball behind the conjunctiva
Te·non tə-nōn Jacques René (1724-1816)
French surgeon. Tenon was an army surgeon who later became a professor of surgery and specialized in ophthalmology. In 1806 in a work on the anatomy of the eye, he described the space between the eyeball and the fibrous capsule of the eye. He also described the fibrous capsule itself which covers the posterior two-thirds of the eyeball and serves as a synovial sac. The capsule and the space have been named Tenon's capsule and Tenon's space in his honor.

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the fibrous tissue that lines the orbit and surrounds the eyeball.
J. R. Tenon (1724-1816), French surgeon

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  • Tenon's capsule — the fibrous tissue that lines the orbit and surrounds the eyeball. [R. Tenon (1724–1816), French surgeon] …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • tenon's capsule — təˈnōⁿz , ˈtenənz noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Jacques René Tenon died 1816 French anatomist : a thin connective tissue membrane ensheathing the eyeball behind the conjunctiva …   Useful english dictionary

  • capsule of Tenon — capsule of Te·non tə nōn n TENON S CAPSULE …   Medical dictionary

  • Tenon's space — n a space between Tenon s capsule and the sclerotic coat of the eye that is traversed by strands of reticular tissue and by the optic nerve and ocular muscles …   Medical dictionary

  • capsule of tenon — təˈnōⁿ Usage: usually capitalized T : tenon s capsule …   Useful english dictionary

  • tenon's space — noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Jacques René Tenon : a lymph space between Tenon s capsule and the sclerotic coat of the eye that is traversed by strands of reticular tissue and by the optic nerve and ocular muscles …   Useful english dictionary

  • capsule — [ kapsyl ] n. f. • 1532 capsule du cœur; lat. capsula « petite boîte », de capsa → caisse 1 ♦ Anat. Formation anatomique qui a une disposition en enveloppe. Capsule articulaire. Capsule synoviale. Capsules surrénales. ♢ Capsule de Tenon :… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… …   Medical dictionary

  • capsule de Tenon — ● capsule de Tenon Membrane fibreuse qui recouvre toute la portion scléroticale du globe oculaire …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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