: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts
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That’s a lot to put on the inflamed Achilles tendons of reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Bursae in the hip help muscles, tendons, and ligaments glide smoothly, preventing friction.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Three tendons were completely torn and one was partially torn in the accident.
—USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Hanging from a bar with your arms overhead can increase space in the joint, which is just generally good for your shoulder health, but can also be particularly useful for conditions like shoulder impingement, in which the bones (and other good stuff, like your tendons) are jamming together.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Bursae in the hip help muscles, tendons, and ligaments glide smoothly, preventing friction.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Three tendons were completely torn and one was partially torn in the accident.
—USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Hanging from a bar with your arms overhead can increase space in the joint, which is just generally good for your shoulder health, but can also be particularly useful for conditions like shoulder impingement, in which the bones (and other good stuff, like your tendons) are jamming together.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən 
: a tough cord or band of dense white connective tissue that links a muscle to some other part (as a bone)
Medical Definition
tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part, transmits the force which the muscle exerts, and is continuous with the connective-tissue epimysium and perimysium of the muscle and when inserted into a bone with the periosteum of the bone
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