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Word: Tendon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French or medieval Latin tendo(n-), translating Greek tenōn ‘sinew’, from teinein ‘to stretch’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛndən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
Short Definition:flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching muscle to bone
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