TENDON


Meaning of TENDON in English

n.1 a cord or strand of strong tissue attaching a muscle to a bone etc.

2 (in a quadruped) HAMSTRING.

Derivatives:

tendinitis n. tendinous adj.

Etymology: F tendon or med.L tendo -dinis f. Gk tenon sinew f. teino stretch

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.