tendinous
adjective
ten·di·nous ˈten-də-nəs 
1
: consisting of tendons : sinewy
tendinous tissue
2
: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It’s the long tendinous fibers that propelled the animal forward. 
Quartz Staff, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2022 Might masking bony or tendinous pain with an NSAID and continuing to exercise set us up for further tissue damage? Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 30 Jan. 2018
Quartz Staff, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2022 Might masking bony or tendinous pain with an NSAID and continuing to exercise set us up for further tissue damage? Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 30 Jan. 2018 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendin-, tendōn-, variant stems of Medieval Latin tendō tendon + Latin -ōsus -ous
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
tendinous
adjective
ten·di·nous
variants also tendonous
ˈten-də-nəs
1
: consisting of tendons
tendinous tissue
2
: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon