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Webster 1913 Edition


Tendon

Ten′don

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
tendere
to stretch, extend. See
Tend
to move.]
(Anat.)
A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
Tendon reflex
(Physiol.)
,
a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See
Knee jerk
, under
Knee
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tendon

TEN'DON

,
Noun.
[L. tendo; teneo, tendo.] In anatomy, a hard insensible cord or bundle of fibers, by which a muscle is attached to a bone.

Definition 2024


tendón

tendón

See also: tendon

Galician

Noun

tendón m (plural tendóns)

  1. tendon

Spanish

Noun

tendón m (plural tendones)

  1. tendon