TENDON


Meaning of TENDON in English

[ 'tɛndən ]

■ noun a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.

↘the hamstring of a quadruped.

Derivatives

tendinous adjective

Origin

ME: from Fr. or med. L. tendo(n-) , translating Gk tenōn 'sinew', from teinein 'to stretch'.

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