ten|don

ten|don
ten|don «TEHN duhn», noun.
a tough, strong band or cord of tissue that joins a muscle to a bone or some other part and transmits the force of the muscle to that part; sinew: »

They transplant tendons to enable the crippled to walk, and graft skin over tissue mutilated by fire, gunshot, and auto accident (Arthur J. Snider).

SYNONYM(S): ligament.
[< Medieval Latin tendo, -inis, alteration of Late Latin tenōn, -ontis < Greek ténōn, -ontos tendon; influenced by Latin tendere to stretch]

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