Tendon
noun
1.
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
2.
a reinforcing strand in prestressed concrete.
noun
1.
a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew
tendon ten·don (těn’dən)
n.
A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and consists of rows of elongated cells, minimal ground substance, and densely arranged, almost parallel, bundles of collageneous fibers.
tendon
(těn’dən)
A band of tough, fibrous, inelastic tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons are made chiefly of collagen.
tendon definition
A tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones.
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