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tendon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sinew |
| Type of | connective tissue |
| Has types | tendon of achilles, hamstring, hamstring tendon, achilles tendon |
| Derivation | tendinous |
Examples of tendon
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Regina Zernay Roberts plucks tendon-tight bass lines from beneath a dark sunhat.
From the bloomberg.com
Wagner has to rehab his knee now since a tendon was transplanted into the elbow.
From the lohud.com
He's returning from offseason surgery to repair a torn tendon in his left elbow.
From the kentucky.com
He won and went home to California, where it was found he had a strained tendon.
From the timesunion.com
The Achilles tendon of Argentina had been exposed and it never really recovered.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
He hasn't played in a game since Oct. 14, when he tore his left patellar tendon.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Basically, I now have a second tear to a tendon, while another one is stretched.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
I've had fallen arches all my life and ruptured my left posterior tibial tendon.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
Therefore, exercises to stretch the Achilles tendon and calf are very important.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
- A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. ...
- Tendon (particularly beef tendon) is used as a food in some Asian cuisines (often served at Yum Cha or Dim Sum restaurants). One popular dish is Suan Bao Niu Jin, where the tendon is marinated in garlic.
- (Tendons) used to attach bones to muscle
- Tendons are cord-like structures made of collagen that connect muscles to bones.
- Tendons are fibrous cords that attach the muscles to the bones. They can be felt on the back of the hand and in the back of the knee.
- Is the non-contractile unit that transmits the force of the muscle to the bone. Tendons connect muscles to bones.
- A fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached to a bone.
- The 'business end' of a muscle. This tough unyielding tissue allows a muscle (of varying length ) to excert its pull across a joint.
