tendon
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Definition of tendon
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts
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Durant ruptured his Achilles’ tendon in the N.B.A. finals about three weeks ago and is likely to miss all of the 2019-20 season. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, "Kyrie Irving Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York," 30 June 2019 That shifts the weight of the head from the spine to muscles in the back of the head, which causes bones to grow in the tendons and ligaments. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Cell Phones Might Be Causing Horns to Grow on Young People's Skulls," 20 June 2019 Haynes wore a gray jumpsuit with rips in the legs that showed off scars where cancer had caused the 48-year-old Reisterstown woman to have her femur removed and her knee reconstructed from her calf muscle and a tendon from a cadaver. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "'I am a miracle': Cancer survivors take the runway at annual Hopkins fashion show," 9 June 2019 Trigger thumb occurs when a tendon that controls thumb motions becomes overworked and constricted, while thumb arthritis is centered on the joint where the thumb connects to the wrist. — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, "Tech neck, texting thumb: top bad tech habits and how to fix them," 3 Apr. 2018 However, Hudson-Odoi's breakthrough season was brought to an untimely end against Burnley in April, with the starlet rupturing tendons in his ankle. — SI.com, "Callum Hudson-Odoi Set for Early Return to Chelsea Training as Winger Steps Up Rehab," 4 July 2019 The sort of strain required for bone to infiltrate the tendon pointed him to handheld devices that bring the head forward and down, requiring the use of muscles at the back of the skull to prevent the head from falling to the chest. — nola.com, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls; researchers blame phone use," 22 June 2019 McCarron is facing surgery at the end of the season to repair a tendon running through his right ankle. — Andrew Seligman, chicagotribune.com, "Scott Parel takes lead at Senior Players after 2 rounds at Exmoor," 13 July 2018 He was diagnosed with a strained flexor tendon, which can be a precursor to needing eventual Tommy John surgery. — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "Dodgers Dugout: You kids can stay on my lawn," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tendon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tendon
tendon
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tendon
: a tough piece of tissue in your body that connects a muscle to a bone
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tendon
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Kids Definition of tendon
: a band of tough white fiber connecting a muscle to another part (as a bone)
tendon
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Medical Definition of tendon
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part, transmits the force which the muscle exerts, and is continuous with the connective-tissue epimysium and perimysium of the muscle and when inserted into a bone with the periosteum of the bone
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