Tendon

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  • noun. A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A band or layer of dense fibrous tissue at the end of a muscle for attachment to a hard part, or interposed between two muscular bellies, usually where the direction of the muscle is changed; a sinew: said especially of such structures when rounded or cord-like, very broad flat tendons being commonly called fasciæ and aponeuroses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
  • noun. 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. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
    • Word Usage
    "The area just above the Achilles tendon is swollen and sore, so that even sitting around is uncomfortable and any kind of light contact with that area is surprisingly painful."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    connective tissue  
    Hyponym
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    Achilles tendon  hamstring  hamstring tendon  tendon of achilles  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brendan  Brenden  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    artery  bone  brachii  buttock  cartilage  
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    bone  braid  brail  cable  cartilage  
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