adjective
Etymology
Origin of tendinous
1650–60; < New Latin tendin- (replacing Medieval Latin tendōn- ), stem of tendō tendon + -ous
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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
In other situations, they are disposed like the rays of 66 a fan, converging to a tendinous point, and constituting a ra´di-ate muscle.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
There is a broad tendinous connection with the proximal end of the pars media of the m. gastrocnemius.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
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