Look up: tendon

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   Tendon
   A tendon is a connective tissue that joins muscles to bone in vertebrates.
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   tendon
   [n] - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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   Tendon
   A band or cord of strong, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to the bone.
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   Tendon
   Tough cord of dense connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. If the muscle is thin and wide, the tendon may be a thin sheet. Tendons transfer muscle power over a distance, e.g., forearm muscles contract and pull on tendons that pull on finger bones to produce finger movements.
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   Tendon
   Tough fibrous tissue attaching muscles to bones.
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   Tendon
   Fibrous tissue that attaches muscles to bones.
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   Tendon
   strong connective tissue cords that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle
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   Tendon
   A tendon is a tough cord of tissue which connects muscle to bone.
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   Tendon
   A tough cord of fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
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    Tendon
    The 'business end' of a muscle. This tough unyielding tissue allows a muscle (of varying length ) to excert its pull across a joint
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    Tendon
    The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. Tendons are like ligaments in being tough, flexible cords. But tendons differ from ligaments in that tendons extend from muscle to bone whereas ligaments go from bone to bone as at a joint.
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    Tendon
    Tissue that connects muscle to bone.
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    Tendon
    A band of fibrous tissue which attaches a muscle to a bone.
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    Tendon
    Tendon: The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a tendon becomes inflamed, the condition is referred to as tendinitis or tendonitis. Inflamed tendons are at risk for rupture. Tendons are like ligaments in being tough, flexible cords. But tendons differ from ligaments in that tendons ...
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    tendon
    a discrete band of connective tissue mainly composed of parallel bandles of collagenous fibres by which muscles are attached,or two muscles bellies joined Category: Medicine • a discret band of connective tissue by which muscles are attached or two muscles bellies joined Category: Medicine
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    Tendon
    a flexible, non-elastic tissue that connects muscle to bone. The Achilles tendon is the large connector from the heel bone into the calf muscle.
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    Tendon
    A band or cord of strong, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to the bone.
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    Tendon
    Ten'don noun [ French, from Latin tendere to stretch, extend. See Tend to move.] (Anat.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. Tendon reflex (Physiol.) , a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease ...
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    tendon
    <anatomy> A fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. The laceration of a tendon can result in the inability to flex or extend at a joint. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
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    tendon
    sinew noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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    Tendon
    A `tendon` (or `sinew`) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone and is built to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another. Tendons and muscles work together and can only exert a pulling force.
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    tendon
    (ten´dәn) a cord or band of strong white fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. When the muscle contracts it pulls on the tendon, which moves the bone. Tendons are extremely tough and are seldom torn, even when an injury is severe enough to break a bone or tear a muscle. One of the most prominent t...
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    Tendon
    • (n.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
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    tendon
    tissue that attaches a muscle to other body parts, usually bones. Tendons are the connective tissues that transmit the mechanical force of muscle ... [9 related articles]
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    tendon
    tendon, tendons An of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibers end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; sinew.
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