tendon
ten·don
(tĕn′dən)n.
A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
[Medieval Latin tendō, tendōn-, alteration (influenced by Latin tendere, to stretch) of Greek tenōn; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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tendon
(ˈtɛndən)n
(Anatomy) a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew
[C16: from Medieval Latin tendō, from Latin tendere to stretch; related to Greek tenōn sinew]
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ten•don
(ˈtɛn dən)n.
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
[1535–45; < Medieval Latin tendōn-, s. of tendō < Greek ténōn sinew (sp. with -d- by association with Latin tendere to stretch)]
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ten·don
(tĕn′dən)A band of tough fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.
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tendó
šlacha
sene
jänne
tetiva
ín
sin
腱
힘줄
sausgyslė
cīpsla
sena
เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก
gân
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tendon
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tendon
(ˈtendən) nouna strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc. He has damaged a tendon in his leg.
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tendon
→ وَتَر šlacha sene Sehne τένοντας tendón jänne tendon tetiva tendine 腱 힘줄 pees sene ścięgno tendão сухожилие sena เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก kiriş gân 腱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ten·don
n. tendón, tejido fibroso que sirve de unión a los músculos y los huesos y a otras partes;
deep ___ reflexes → reflejos profundos de los ___ -es;
___ jerk → tirón tendinoso;
___ reflex → reflejo tendinoso.
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tendon
n tendón m; Achilles — tendón de Aquiles
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