tendon

UK /ˈtɛn.dən/ US /ˈtɛn.dən/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone.

2

The hamstring of a quadruped.

3

A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

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