Meaning | A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment. |
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Synonym | tendon |
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Part of | muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism |
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Narrower | Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles | A large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf |
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hamstring, hamstring tendon | One of the tendons at the back of the knee |
Broader | connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells |
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Substances | collagen | A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue |
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Spanish | tendón |
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Catalan | tendó |
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Adjectives | sinewy | consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon |
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