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tendon

/ˈtɛn.dən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
ten-don
IPA
/ˈtɛn.dən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

noun

The hamstring of a quadruped.

noun

A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

noun

Tempura donburi, a bowl of rice topped with vegetables or seafood fried in batter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tendon, tendō, τένων

Usage

Inflected Forms

tendons (plural)

Derived Forms

endotendon intertendon intratendon mesotendon midtendon musculotendon neotendon paratendon peritendon subtendon tendinopathy tendonectomy

Phrases

Achilles tendon Achilles’ tendon calcaneal tendon Golgi tendon organ quadriceps tendon tendon of Achilles

Frequently Paired Words

ligament

Synonyms

sinew

Rhymes With

brendan brendon crittenden brenden mclendon

Questions

How do you pronounce tendon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛn.dən/.
What does tendon mean?
A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
Where does tendon come from?
It is traced to French.

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