Definitions for tendonˈtɛn dən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ten•donˈtɛn dən(n.)
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of tendon:
1535–45; < ML tendōn-, s. of tendō < Gk ténōn sinew (sp. with -d- by association with L tendere to stretch)
Princeton's WordNet
tendon, sinew(noun)
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Wiktionary
tendon(Noun)
A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
Origin: From tendon.
Webster Dictionary
Tendon(noun)
a tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew
Translations for tendon
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- sening, peesAfrikaans
- طُنْب، وَتَرArabic
- сухожилиеBulgarian
- tendãoPortuguese (BR)
- šlachaCzech
- die SehneGerman
- seneDanish
- τένονταςGreek
- tendónSpanish
- kõõlusEstonian
- زرد پیFarsi
- jänneFinnish
- tendonFrench
- גִידHebrew
- नसHindi
- tetivaCroatian
- ínHungarian
- uratIndonesian
- sinIcelandic
- tendineItalian
- 腱Japanese
- 힘줄Korean
- sausgyslėLithuanian
- cīpslaLatvian
- tendonMalay
- peesDutch
- seneNorwegian
- ścięgnoPolish
- tendãoPortuguese
- tendonRomanian
- сухожилиеRussian
- šľachaSlovak
- kitaSlovenian
- tetivaSerbian
- senaSwedish
- เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูกThai
- tendon, kirişTurkish
- 腱Chinese (Trad.)
- сухожилляUkrainian
- عضلہ، پٹھاUrdu
- gân, dây chằngVietnamese
- 腱Chinese (Simp.)
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