tendon
ten·don
noun
1.
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Origin
Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.
Phrases
- Achilles tendon
- Achilles’ tendon
- calcaneal tendon
- quadriceps tendon
- tendon of Achilles
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