MEANING
A tough fibrous band connecting a muscle to bone.
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Words that belong together
- Achilles tendon
- injured tendon
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The diagram showed the tendon’s attachment.
The clinician examined the injured tendon.
Movement put tension on the tendon.
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Word forms
- Base
- tendon
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular tendon; plural tendons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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