Complete Definition of "tendon"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. anatomy A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

Synonyms
sinew

Derived terms
tendonitis
Achilles� tendon

Translations

Catalan: tendó m :ca:tendó|^
CJK Characters: �
Chinese: � (jiàn)
Dutch: pees de
Finnish: jänne
German: Sehne f :de:Sehne|^
Greek: �ένον�α� (ténondas) m
Icelandic: sin
mid
Italian: tendine m
Japanese: �
Korean: �� (simjul)
Polish: �ci�gno
Quechua: bunelan
Russian: ���ожилие (su�ožílije) n
Spanish: tendón m :es:tendón|^
Swedish: sena c

See also
ligament
w:Tendon|Wikipedia article on tendons


French

Pronunciation
IPA|/t��.d��/
SAMPA|/tA~.dO~/

Proper noun
Tendon

  1. a commune in the Vosges département in France

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. tendon

Related terms
tendineux
tendinite

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