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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
- sesamoid any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
- tendinitis inflammation of a tendon
- patellar reflex a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
- stretch reflex reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
- knee jerk a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon