TENDINOUS


Meaning of TENDINOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' ten-d ə -n ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin tendinosus, from tendin-, tendo tendon, alteration of Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo

Date: 1578

1 : consisting of tendons : SINEWY < tendinous tissue>

2 : of, relating to, or resembling a tendon

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