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tendon

nounmasculinetécnico/tẽˈdɐ̃w̃/medium

ten·dão

Definition

Fibrous, resistant, and flexible structure that connects a muscle to a bone, transmitting the force of muscular contraction.
The athlete suffered a rupture in the Achilles tendon.
Tendinitis is a painful inflammation of a tendon.

Etymology

Do latim *tendere* (esticar, tender).

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