TENDON


Meaning of TENDON in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Achilles tendon

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

injury

The treatment of tendon injuries in competition horses is much argued about amongst horse owners and equine veterinary surgeons.

Bubka never even got to try one vault Wednesday after aggravating an Achilles' tendon injury during warm-ups.

The 18-year-old from North Shields beat off eight opponents and a tendon injury to take the lead after the opening compulsory figures.

He missed last term with a tendon injury and begins the season on a mark of 118.

■ VERB

rupture

Kevin Smith, still recuperating from a ruptured Achilles' tendon , faces a future very much in doubt.

tear

Diana fell badly on the ski slopes, tearing all the tendons in her left ankle.

Pope injured his right foot, tearing the tendons that hold the bones in place.

Derek Waugh, a Customs officer, tore a tendon in his shoulder play-ing golf in 1990.

When I was 14 I tore a tendon and was close to never playing again.

Ellis has been recuperating from a torn right Achilles' tendon .

The bike fell on him, tearing his Achilles tendon , which is no joke at all.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A bad tendon strain in Aldaniti's off-foreleg had to be fired, and he was on the sidelines for eighteen months.

Diana fell badly on the ski slopes, tearing all the tendons in her left ankle.

His jaw is held together with a tendon from his leg.

Rips of the quadriceps tendon are a fact of life among professional athletes who stress the tendon during jumping and running.

The tendon typically tears or detaches at the point where it connects to the kneecap.

The missing two-thirds of its energy must have come from elastic tension stored in its huge tendons, tail and lower back.

The patterns reflect what is going on in the horse's foot, and especially in its tendons.

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