tendon

From Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn) (modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ténonts.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛndən/

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tendon (plural tendons)

1. (anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
2. (construction) A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

• sinew

• tendonitis
• Achilles’ tendon

• ligament

• Denton

• IPA^(key): /ˈten.don/

tendon

1. accusative singular of tendo

From Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn) (modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ténonts.

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.dɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -dɔ̃

tendon m (plural tendons)

1. tendon

• tendineux
• tendinite

• “tendon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Borrowed from French tendon, from Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn) (modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ténonts.

• IPA^(key): /tɛnˈdɔn/

tendon (definite accusative tendonu, plural tendonlar)

1. (anatomy) tendon

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