TENDON


Meaning of TENDON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ten-d ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo, from Latin tendere to stretch ― more at THIN

Date: 1541

: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts

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