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Noun: tendon  ten-dun
  1. A tough cord or band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension
    "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition";
    - sinew

Derived forms: tendons

Type of: connective tissue

Part of: muscle system, muscular structure, musculature

Encyclopedia: Tendon, Vosges

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