Tendon Definition

tĕndən
tendons
noun
tendons
Any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibers end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; sinew.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tendon

Noun

Singular:
tendon
Plural:
tendons

Origin of Tendon

  • Medieval Latin tendō tendōn- alteration (influenced by Latin tendere to stretch) of Greek tenōn ten- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French tendon.

    From Wiktionary

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