English Explanatory Dictionary

tendon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The hamstring of a quadruped.
  3. A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛn.dən/ en-us-tendon.ogg

Word forms

tendon tendons

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.

Synonyms

sinew

Related words

ligament

Derived words

Achilles tendon Achilles’ tendon calcaneal tendon endotendon intertendon intratendon mesotendon midtendon musculotendon neotendon paratendon peritendon quadriceps tendon subtendon tendinopathy tendonectomy tendonitis tendon of Achilles tendony
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