combining form of L. teres, teret-, TERETE; used in a few scientific terms. Tereticaudate a. [L. cauda tail], having a rounded tail, round-tailed (Cent. Dict.). Teretifolious a. [L. folium leaf], having terete leaves. Teretipronator, the round pronating muscle of the forearm (pronator radii teres). ǁ Teretiscapular [SCAPULA], the greater round muscle (teres major) of the shoulder-blade.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 351. This setum … rather … than any other … teretifolious esculent.
1890. Billings, Med. Dict. cites Coues for tereti-pronator and tereti-scapularis.
