tendon

ten·don  (tndn)

n.

A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

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

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tendon

Noun

a band of tough tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone [Medieval Latin tendo]

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tendon  (tndn)

A band of tough, fibrous, inelastic tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons are made chiefly of collagen.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment sinew 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 [ˈtɛndən] n → tendón m

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tendon [ˈtɛndən] n → tendon m

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tendon [ˈtɛndən] n → Sehne f

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tendon [ˈtɛndən] n → tendine m