Tendon definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Tendon definition: A tendon is a strong cord in a person's or animal's body which joins a muscle to a bone. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'tendon'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× tendon (tendən ) Wordforms:pluraltendons 1. countablenounAtendonisastrongcordinaperson'soranimal'sbodywhichjoinsamuscletoabone. 2. SeealsoAchillestendon COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'tendon' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'greenhydrogen' HindiTranslationof'tendon' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency tendoninBritishEnglish (ˈtɛndən ) nounacordorbandofwhiteinelasticcollagenoustissuethatattachesamuscletoaboneorsomeotherpart;sinew CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC16:fromMedievalLatintendō,fromLatintenderetostretch;relatedtoGreektenōnsinew WordFrequency tendoninAmericanEnglish (ˈtɛndən ) noun anyoftheinelasticcordsoftough,fibrousconnectivetissueinwhichmusclefibersendandbywhichmusclesareattachedtobonesorother parts;sinew Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMLtendo,altered(infl.byLtendere,tostretch)