tendon

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
  2. The hamstring of a quadruped.
  3. A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈtɛn.dən/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.

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