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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ten-duh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn dən



Définition of tendon

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Medieval Latin tendonem (nominative tendo), altered (by influence of Latin tendere "to stretch") of Late Latin tenon, from Greek tenon (genitive tenontos) "tendon, sinew," from teinein "to stretch" (see tenet).
  • noun band of tissue
Example sentences :
  • The bullets of the posse had neither torn a tendon nor broken a bone.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Strained a tendon," he growled, blowing on his numb fingers to warm them.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Despatch » by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
  • The function of this tendon is to flex the foot at the fetlock.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Don't believe I've so much as strained the tendon of a finger.
  • Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Track » by Allen Chapman
  • The hind leg must have its tendon of Achilles before it can be finished.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday
  • Find out if he has a "tendon of Achilles" or vulnerable spot.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work » by Mary Rogers Miller
  • If too tight, the weight soon presses the tendon of the heel.
  • Extract from : « Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory » by Lucien Turner
  • Still twenty miles from Yakutat, one of the ponies strained a tendon.
  • Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska » by Frank Gee Patchin
  • Every tendon is trembling with anger, and I can hardly breathe!
  • Extract from : « Contemporary One-Act Plays » by Sir James M. Barrie
  • In the pig the tendon divides into four tendons destined for the four digits.
  • Extract from : « Artistic Anatomy of Animals » by douard Cuyer

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