tendon

/ˈtɛn.dən/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

damaged, severed | Achilles

VERB + TENDON

pull, sever, tear

TENDON + NOUN

injury, trouble | operation, repair

Definitions

noun

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.

The hamstring of a quadruped.

A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

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noun — a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with

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Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

About four years ago my Achilles tendon started to hurt and I was told it was Achilles tendonitis.

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The iliacus inserts onto a tendon.

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Williams is expected to miss six to eight weeks after an operation Friday to repair a partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in her left knee.

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The tendon is a connection between the muscle and the bone.

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