 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tendon
noun: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with
its bony attachment [syn: {sinew}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tendon \Ten"don\, noun [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See
{Tend} to move.] (Anat.)
A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous
connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a
sinew.
{Tendon reflex} (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a
muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its
absence is generally a sign of disease. See {Knee jerk},
under {Knee}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "tendon":
bone, braid, brail, cable, cartilage, cord, ligament, ligation,
ligature, line, ossicle, rope, spun yarn, string, thong, twine,
twist, wire, yarn
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