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).