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

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.tendontendon - 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 [ˈtɛndən] ntendón m
tendon [ˈtɛndən] ntendon m
tendon [ˈtɛndən] 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, peesطُنْب، وَتَرсухожилиеšlachasenedie Sehneτένονταςtendónkõõlusزرد پیjännetendonגִידनसtetivaínuratsintendine건, 힘줄sausgyslėcīpslatendonpeesseneścięgnotendãotendonсухожилиеšľachakitatetivasenaเส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูกtendon, kirişсухожилляعضلہ، پٹھاgân, dây chằng

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