Tendon: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Source: WordNet 2.1
Tendon : fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached.
Source: CRISP
Tendon : Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Condition count: 6 ; see list below.
Organ subtypes: achilles tendon (1)
Organs: list of all organs
The following list of medical conditions have 'Tendon' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:
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