tendonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈten.dən/us/ˈten.dən/a strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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Examples from literature
- Finally, the only part left was also the most painful – the main nerves and tendons.