tendon

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛn.dən/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: thenoun

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.

Synonyms

sinew

vein

muscle

💪

nerve

ligament

artery

cord

cartilage

hamstring

string

🪢

gristle

Achilles’ tendon

vena

small tube

anchor rope

hamstring tendon

anchor line

anchor stay

anchor wire

bundled bars

muscle tendon

tendo

rebar bundle

bundle of bars

mooring wire rope

anchorage cable

bowstring

chord

fishing line

knee

leader

rib

rope

🪢

stringy

tube

web

whip

Translations

tendon

Sehne

tendón

tendine

pees

ścięgno

τένοντας

tendó

tendão

وتر

🪢

zeen

veine

kiriş

🪢

Spannglied

nerf