adjective
Etymology
Origin of tendinous
1650–60; < New Latin tendin- (replacing Medieval Latin tendōn- ), stem of tendō tendon + -ous
Example Sentences
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“Dysfunction is in our DNA,” Valentine writes, “but it’s a tendinous and strong imperfection that seems to also keep us connected.”
From Washington Post • May 5, 2020
Each muscle is segmented by three transverse bands of collagen fibers called the tendinous intersections.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
She squeezed my hand so tightly with her own tendinous claw that I yelped like a trod-upon dog.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
The proximal portion of the pars media has tendinous connections with the tendon of the m. semitendinosus and with the pars posticus of the m. adductor longus et brevis.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
Its under side rests upon the tendinous portion of the diaphragm.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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