A tendon is a strong cord in a person's or animal's body which joins a muscle to a bone.
2. See also Achilles tendon
tendon in British English
(ˈtɛndən)
noun
a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin tendō, from Latin tendere to stretch; related to Greek tenōn sinew
tendon in American English
(ˈtɛndən)
noun
any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibers end and by which muscles are attached to bones or otherparts; sinew
Word origin
ML tendo, altered (infl. by L tendere, to stretch) < Gr tenōn, sinew < teinein, to stretch: see thin
Examples of 'tendon' in a sentence
tendon
An internal knee joint could connect to tendons and muscle and result in a more natural gait.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My heel was pretty much ripped off and the bone and tendons were showing.
The Sun (2010)
Once the blood began to flow they connected the muscles, tendons and nerves.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Present in arteries, lung and skin tissues and tendons.
Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986)
The stress placed on muscles and tendons during exercise produces enough of a physical demand for the body to automatically deposit calcium where necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The use of such treatment was illegal when injections were made through the muscles, as opposed to tendons and other tissues.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The sudden switch can strain Achilles tendons and calf muscles, leading to chronic injuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The gizmo can also see arteries, bones, tendons and other tissues.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Together these have the potential to cause a major disruption of the nervous system, tendons, muscles and joints.
And his skin, bones, tendons and cartilage were taken to be used in operations such as skin grafts and joint surgery.
The Sun (2011)
SICK with back pain, arthritis, muscle strain or tendon damage?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I mean, there's no tendon damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A precautionary scan was inconclusive at this moment, but there are no tears of muscles or tendons and we are treating it as shoulder stiffness or spasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
tendon
British English: tendon /ˈtɛndən/ NOUN
A tendon is a strong cord of tissue in your body joining a muscle to a bone.