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tendons

tendons is the plural of tendon.

Meaning of tendon

Noun (1)

tendon (plural tendons)

  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.
    • I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 78
    Synonyms:
    sinew
  2. The hamstring of a quadruped.
  3. A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

Noun (2)

tendon (countable and uncountable, plural tendons)

  1. Tempura donburi, a bowl of rice topped with vegetables or seafood fried in batter.

Phrases with tendons

Questions about tendons

What is tendons the plural of?
Tendons is the plural of tendon.

Words near tendons in the dictionary

  1. tendonitises
  2. tendonogenesis
  3. tendonogenic
  4. tendonopathy
  5. tendonous
  6. tendons
  7. tendons of Achilles
  8. tendony
  9. tendoplasties
  10. tendoplasty
  11. tendosynovial

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