tendon

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.dən/ === Noun === tendon (plural tendons) (anatomy) 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. Synonym: sinew (biology) The hamstring of a quadruped. (construction) A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === ligament === References === “tendon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “tendon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Denton == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtendon/ Rhymes: -endon Syllabification: ten‧don === Noun === tendon accusative singular of tendo == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin tendō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.dɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Noun === tendon m (plural tendons) tendon ==== Derived terms ==== tendon d'Achille ==== Related terms ==== tendineux tendinite ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: tendon →? Turkish: tendon === Further reading === “tendon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Japanese == === Romanization === tendon Rōmaji transcription of てんどん == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tendon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈdon/ === Noun === tendon n (plural tendoane) (anatomy) tendon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tendonul lui Ahile === References === “tendon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tendon or from English tendon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈdon/ Hyphenation: ten‧don === Noun === tendon (definite accusative tendonu, plural tendonlar) (anatomy) tendon Synonym: kiriş === Further reading === “tendon”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tendon”, in Nişanyan Sözlük