tendon
English Thesaurus
1. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | connective tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body) |
| substance holonym | : | collagen, |
| definition | : | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sinewy, tendinous, |
| definition | : | consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sinewy, tendinous, |
| definition | : | consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon (adj.pert) |
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