Definition of Tendan
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.
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.
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.
French
- a commune in the Vosges département in France
- tendon
tendon
Spanish (Castilian)
- tendon
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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