tendon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɛn.dən/
Etymology
Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.
Meanings
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A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 78:
- The hamstring of a quadruped.
- A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tendons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intratendon · Achilles’ tendon · paratendon · tendony · tendon of Achilles · neotendon · quadriceps tendon · Golgi tendon organ · intertendon · musculotendon · Achilles tendon · mesotendon · peritendon · midtendon · tendinopathy · tendonectomy · calcaneal tendon · endotendon · tendonitis · subtendon
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Synonyms
Translations (132)
enm thenoun (band of fibrous tissue) · th เส้นเอ็น (band of fibrous tissue) · ty uaua (band of fibrous tissue) · pam litad (band of fibrous tissue) · es tendón (band of fibrous tissue) · tl litid (band of fibrous tissue) · mk тети́ва (band of fibrous tissue) · kk сіңір (band of fibrous tissue) · nb sene (band of fibrous tissue) · lv cīpsla (band of fibrous tissue) · ru жи́ла (band of fibrous tissue) · cmn 肌腱 (band of fibrous tissue) · ga teannán (band of fibrous tissue) · mi iaia (band of fibrous tissue) · de Sehne (band of fibrous tissue) · ro ligament (band of fibrous tissue) · os нуар (band of fibrous tissue) · ta தசைநாண் (band of fibrous tissue) · mi uaua (band of fibrous tissue) · nn sene (band of fibrous tissue) · grc τένων (band of fibrous tissue) · ru сухожи́лие (band of fibrous tissue) · th ลวดกำ (band of fibrous tissue) · th เอ็น (band of fibrous tissue) · ky сиңир (band of fibrous tissue) · lo ເສັ້ນເອັນ (band of fibrous tissue) · ja 筋 (band of fibrous tissue) · hu ínszalag (band of fibrous tissue) · id urat (band of fibrous tissue) · ota سڭیر (band of fibrous tissue) · et kõõlus (band of fibrous tissue) · sh тѐтива (band of fibrous tissue) · fa پی (band of fibrous tissue) · fr tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · km សរសៃ (band of fibrous tissue) · sah иҥиир (band of fibrous tissue) · ro tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · it tendine (band of fibrous tissue) · gl liña (band of fibrous tissue) · cs šlacha (band of fibrous tissue) · lt sausgyslė (band of fibrous tissue) · rop jinuj (band of fibrous tissue) · ko 건 (band of fibrous tissue) · ar وَتَر (band of fibrous tissue) · sq dell (band of fibrous tissue) · pt tendão (band of fibrous tissue) · sl tetiva (band of fibrous tissue) · tr kiriş (band of fibrous tissue) · alt тарам (band of fibrous tissue) · ro vână (band of fibrous tissue) · ko 힘줄 (band of fibrous tissue) · tg пай (band of fibrous tissue) · ja 腱 (band of fibrous tissue) · my အရွတ် (band of fibrous tissue) · uk сухожи́лля (band of fibrous tissue) · ia tendine (band of fibrous tissue) · fi jänne (band of fibrous tissue) · is sin (band of fibrous tissue) · gl bestra (band of fibrous tissue) · lo ນະຫາລຸ (band of fibrous tissue) · ota طنب (band of fibrous tissue) · lv dzīsla (band of fibrous tissue) · nds Seen (band of fibrous tissue) · oc tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · da sene (band of fibrous tissue) · he גִיד (band of fibrous tissue) · gl balastrón (band of fibrous tissue) · gld сумул (band of fibrous tissue) · uz chandir (band of fibrous tissue) · mi io (band of fibrous tissue) · hu ín (band of fibrous tissue) · ug سىڭىر (band of fibrous tissue) · eo tendeno (band of fibrous tissue) · mn шандас (band of fibrous tissue) · bo རྒྱུད་པ (band of fibrous tissue) · tr tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · mn шөрмөс (band of fibrous tissue) · lb Fies (band of fibrous tissue) · kmr jê (band of fibrous tissue) · th เอ็นกล้ามเนื้อ (band of fibrous tissue) · hi स्नायु (band of fibrous tissue) · sk šľacha (band of fibrous tissue) · umu wchéht (band of fibrous tissue) · nl pees (band of fibrous tissue) · hy ջիլ (band of fibrous tissue) · qu bunelan (band of fibrous tissue) · mi ioio (band of fibrous tissue) · vo kordül (band of fibrous tissue) · gl balistrón (band of fibrous tissue) · nn sen (band of fibrous tissue) · cv шӑнӑр (band of fibrous tissue) · alt сиҥир (band of fibrous tissue) · ms tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · ht tandon (band of fibrous tissue) · sh tètiva (band of fibrous tissue) · enm synwe (band of fibrous tissue) · sl kita (band of fibrous tissue) · fa تاندون (band of fibrous tissue) · tg раг (band of fibrous tissue) · ota عصب (band of fibrous tissue) · be сухажы́лле (band of fibrous tissue) · te స్నాయువు (band of fibrous tissue) · el τένοντας (band of fibrous tissue) · gl fío (band of fibrous tissue) · ka მყესი (band of fibrous tissue) · ca tendó (band of fibrous tissue) · km សរសៃពួរ (band of fibrous tissue) · hi नस (band of fibrous tissue) · az vətər (band of fibrous tissue) · th สายตัว (band of fibrous tissue) · pl ścięgno (band of fibrous tissue) · sq tendin (band of fibrous tissue) · th แถบเอ็น (band of fibrous tissue) · uz pay (band of fibrous tissue) · sv sena (band of fibrous tissue) · unm hàtës (band of fibrous tissue) · bg сухожи́лие (band of fibrous tissue) · lo ເອັນ (band of fibrous tissue) · txb ṣñor (band of fibrous tissue) · kk тарамыс (band of fibrous tissue) · ang sinu (band of fibrous tissue) · eve хум (band of fibrous tissue) · la tenōn (band of fibrous tissue) · ckb ژێ (band of fibrous tissue) · vi gân (band of fibrous tissue) · ky тарамыш (band of fibrous tissue) · cmn 腱 (band of fibrous tissue) · ia tendon (band of fibrous tissue) · mi iohere (band of fibrous tissue) · ko 심줄 (band of fibrous tissue) · mnc ᠰᡠᠪᡝ (band of fibrous tissue) · id tendon (band of fibrous tissue)