TENDON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tendon mean? 

• TENDON (noun)
  The noun TENDON has 1 sense:

1. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

  Familiarity information: TENDON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENDON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sinew; tendon

Hypernyms ("tendon" is a kind of...):

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

Meronyms (substance of "tendon"):

collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tendon"):

hamstring; hamstring tendon (one of the tendons at the back of the knee)

Achilles tendon; tendon of Achilles (a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf)

Holonyms ("tendon" is a part of...):

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

Derivation:

tendinous (consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon)

 Context examples 

Any component of the system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.

(Musculoskeletal System Part, NCI Thesaurus)

The system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.

(Musculoskeletal System, NCI Thesaurus)

A soft tissue tumor that begins in a tendon (tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or to another structure).

(Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue, NCI Dictionary)

Your muscles and tendons move it.

(Ankle Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

This surface rests on the diaphragm and is fused with the diaphragm's central tendons.

(Base of the Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)

This includes the bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

(Orthopedic surgeon, NCI Dictionary)

Any part of your neck - muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, or nerves - can cause neck problems.

(Neck Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

It usually presents as nodular masses in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues or in the tendons and fascia.

(Distal-Type Epithelioid Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also essential for the immune system and an essential component of collagen and is important for proper functioning of joints and tendons.

(DL-Proline, NCI Thesaurus)

A locally aggressive, diffusely infiltrating tumor, arising in the tendon sheath.

(Diffuse Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath, NCI Thesaurus)