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 branch to digit IV inserts on the base of the ungual phalanx, with one tendinous slip to the distal end of the third phalanx and another to the distal end of the fourth.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
It ends in a tendon which, after passing through the tendinous ring above noticed, divides into two branches.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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