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nouna cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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- collagen a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
- hamstring one of the tendons at the back of the knee
- sinewy consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
- tendonitis inflammation of a tendon
- rheumatology the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints
- tendinitis inflammation of a tendon
- sesamoid any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
- tendinous consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
- connective tissue 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
- periosteum a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone