ten·di·nous

(tĕn′də-nəs)

adj.

1. Of, having, or resembling a tendon.

2. Sinewy.

[New Latin tendō, tendin-, tendon (alteration of Medieval Latin tendō, tendōn-; see tendon) + -ous.]

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tendinous

(ˈtɛndɪnəs)

adj

(Anatomy) of, relating to, possessing, or resembling tendons; sinewy

[C17: from New Latin tendinōsus, from Medieval Latin tendō tendon]

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ten•di•nous

(ˈtɛn də nəs)

adj.

1. of the nature of or resembling a tendon.

2. consisting of tendons.

[1650–60; < New Latin tendin- (replacing Medieval Latin tendōn-), s. of tendō tendon + -ous]

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Adj.

tendinous - consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

sinewy

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ten·di·nous

a. tendinoso-a, rel. a o semejante a un tendón.

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Lamarck would have been delighted with this fact, had he known it, when speculating [7] (probably with more truth than usual with him) on the gradually acquired 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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The SSA supplies the tendinous rotator cuff of the shoulder joint.

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The load-elongation relationship of the tendinous tissue is divided into the toe region (larger and nonlinear elongation to a smaller tensile force) and the linear region (stiffer and linear elongation-tension relation) (Jozsa and Kannus, 1997).

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Pathogenesis of tendinous xanthoma: histopathological study of the extremities of Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits.

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- Laterally: Arcus tendinous fascia pelvis and ischial spines.

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The aim of this study was to investigate if the high-resolution 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can demonstrate the complex anatomy of the fingers and thumb, especially the tendons and ligaments, and provide the accurate diagnosis of clinically important fingers and thumbs deformity due to ligamentous and tendinous injuries during sport activities.

Sports Injury-Related Fingers and Thumb Deformity Due to Tendon or Ligament Rupture

In the control group, the tendons were thickened, the surfaces appeared rough, and there were grade 4 adhesions along the tendon extending to the periosteum in the tendinous and peritendinous line, with a focus on the suture line (Figure 2).

Hyaluronic acid and synovial fluid in preventing adhesion formation after tenorrhaphy: An in vivo study on rabbit Achilles tendon/ Acido hialuronico e liquido sinovial na prevencao da formacao de aderencias apos tenorrafia: Um estudo in vivo sobre o tendao de Aquiles de coelho

Achilles tendon is mainly longitudinal tendinous fibrous tissue.

The biomechanical study of rupture of Achilles Tendon and repair by different suture techniques

Unusual combination of muscular and arterial variations in the upper extremity: a case report of a variant palmaris longus and an additional tendinous portion of the flexor carpi ulnaris together with a persistent median artery.

A Variation of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle: A Case Report