TENDON


Meaning of TENDON in English

/ ˈtendən; NAmE / noun

a strong band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French or medieval Latin tendo(n-) , translating Greek tenōn sinew, from teinein to stretch.

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