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tendinous, a.|ˈtɛndɪnəs|
[ad. F. tendineux (Paré, 16th c.), f. med. or mod.L. tendo, tendin-em tendon.]
Of the nature of a tendon; consisting of tendons.
1658Rowland Moufet's Theat. Ins. 931 His head is full of sinewes, his body soft, his tail tendinous. 1715Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. i. 110 The Elasticity of Tendinous Bodies. 1822J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 194 A bivalve shell adherent to marine bodies..by a tendinous cord. 1875Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. (1883) 200 The pectoral region; part..only covered by tendinous tissue. |