tendinous

[ten-duh-nuh s]

adjective

of the nature of or resembling a tendon.
consisting of tendons.

Origin of tendinous

1650–60; < New Latin tendin- (replacing Medieval Latin tendōn-), stem of tendō tendon + -ous

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Examples from the Web for tendinous

Historical Examples of tendinous

It ends in a tendon which, after passing through the tendinous ring above noticed, divides into two branches.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals
douard Cuyer
The extreme proximal end is fleshy up to its origin, which is fleshy and tendinous from the vertebrae.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
In another leg, a fleshy and tendinous slip of pars antica attaches to the deep surface of the insertional tendon of pars postica.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
Pars dorsalis: The attachment is fleshy and tendinous to the dorsal edge of the tendon of pars postica.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
Pars ventralis: The attachment is fleshy and tendinous to the ventral edge and the deep surface of the tendon of pars postica.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for tendinous

tendinous

adjective

of, relating to, possessing, or resembling tendons; sinewy

Word Origin for tendinous

C17: from New Latin tendinōsus, from Medieval Latin tendō tendon

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tendinous in Medicine

tendinous

[tĕn′də-nəs]

adj.

Of, having, or resembling a tendon.