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tendon
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ten·don  (tndn)
n.
A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

[Medieval Latin tend, tendn-, alteration (influenced by Latin tendere, to stretch) of Greek tenn; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tendon [ˈtɛndən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew
[from Medieval Latin tendō, from Latin tendere to stretch; related to Greek tenōn sinew]

tendon  (tndn)
A band of tough, fibrous, inelastic tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons are made chiefly of collagen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachmenttendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism
hamstring, hamstring tendon - one of the tendons at the back of the knee
Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
Translations
tendon [ˈtendən] Ntendón m

tendon [ˈtɛndən] ntendon m

tendon
nSehne f

tendon [ˈtɛndən] ntendine m

tendon
n tendon [ˈtendən]
a strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc He has damaged a tendon in his leg. sening, pees طُنْب، وَتَر сухожилие šlacha sene die Sehne τένοντας tendón kõõlus زرد پی jänne tendon גִיד नस tetiva ín urat sin tendine 힘줄 sausgyslė cīpsla tendon pees sene ścięgno tendão tendon сухожилие šľacha kita tetiva sena เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก tendon, kiriş сухожилля عضلہ، پٹھا gân, dây chằng

tendon وتر šlacha sene Sehne τένοντας tendón jänne tendon tetiva tendine 힘줄 pees sene ścięgno tendão сухожилие sena เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก kiriş gân


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