Tendon

Introduction: Tendon

Description of Tendon

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)

Tendon: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Tendon:

• Tendon symptoms (412 causes)
• Tendon pain (8 causes)
• Fibrous
• Cord
• Band
• Variable
• Variable symptoms
• Part

Tendon as an Organ

Tendon (organ): See Tendon (organ information).

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Terms associated with Tendon:

Terms Similar to Tendon:

• sinew

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Tendon:

• hamstring
• hamstring tendon
• Achilles tendon
• tendon of Achilles

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Tendon

• connective tissue
• musculoskeletal system

Source - CRISP

• connective tissue

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Tendon

The following list attempts to classify Tendon into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• connective tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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