tendon
noun
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
tendons
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pluralof tendon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“If you’re training plyometrics, you’re training the explosivity of your tendons, and that’s bulletproofing whatever joint that tendon is attached to — the tendons in your foot or ankle or hip,” Altman says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
After games we use the blood flow restriction machine just to get blood flow to your tendons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In other insects, it helps form durable structures such as wing hinges and tendons that must bend repeatedly without wearing out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The 36-year-old added that surgeons have told him he was fortunate not to have severed any nerves or tendons but that he should gradually recover following further treatment.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
He had injured one of the tendons that led to his thumb.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
