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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
tendon
    n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with
         its bony attachment [syn: tendon, sinew]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tendon \Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See
   Tend to move.] (Anat.)
   A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous
   connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a
   sinew.
   [1913 Webster]

   Tendon reflex (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a
      muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its
      absence is generally a sign of disease. See Knee jerk,
      under Knee.
      [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus Results for Tendon:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
bone, braid, brail, cable, cartilage, cord, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, ossicle, rope, spun yarn, string, thong, twine, twist, wire, yarn
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