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tendon

In vertebrates, a cord of very strong, fibrous connective tissue that joins muscle to bone. Tendons are largely composed of bundles of fibres made of the protein collagen, and because of their inelasticity are very efficient at transforming muscle power into movement.

Tendons are attached at one end to the sarcolemma or connective tissue around muscle fibres, and at the other end to the periosteum, the connective tissue surrounding bone. Tendon can stand a stress of 500 kg per sq cm before snapping. Tendons have a relatively poor blood supply and heal slowly if they are torn.



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It transpired that he had twisted a tendon out of place, and could never have gotten well without attention.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
They don't yet know, sir, on account of the swelling; but the doctor is afraid some tendon has been injured.
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The figure was that of a man without a skin; with every vein, artery, muscle, every fiber and tendon and tissue of the human frame represented in minute detail.
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