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tendinous

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ten·di·nous  (tnd-ns)
adj.
1. Of, having, or resembling a tendon.
2. Sinewy.
[Medieval Latin tend, tendin-, tendon (from Medieval Latin tend, tendn-; see tendon) + -ous.]
tendinous [ˈtɛndɪnəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, possessing, or resembling tendons; sinewy
[from New Latin tendinōsus, from Medieval Latin tendō tendon]
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Adj.1.tendinous - consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
sinewy


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At the middle of the forehead horizontally subdivide this upper quoin, and then you have two almost equal parts, which before were naturally divided by an internal wall of a thick tendinous substance.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
blindness of the Asphalax, a Gnawer living under ground, and of the Proteus, a reptile living in dark caverns filled with water; in both of which animals the eye is in an almost rudimentary state, and is covered by a tendinous membrane and skin.
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