: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts
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Earlier this week, after experiencing discomfort from rolling his ankle, MRI results revealed Watson re-ruptured his Achilles tendon.
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Zach Powell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Bryant has been able to step into a bigger role with Indiana, as the Pacers were in search of a new backup center after losing Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman to torn Achilles tendons.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Watson, who suffered a season-ending right Achilles tendon injury in late October, didn’t do much to silence his naysayers this season.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The wideout tore his Achilles tendon just last season.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Zach Powell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Bryant has been able to step into a bigger role with Indiana, as the Pacers were in search of a new backup center after losing Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman to torn Achilles tendons.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Watson, who suffered a season-ending right Achilles tendon injury in late October, didn’t do much to silence his naysayers this season.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The wideout tore his Achilles tendon just last season.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən 
: a tough cord or band of dense white connective tissue that links a muscle to some other part (as a bone)
Medical Definition
tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part, transmits the force which the muscle exerts, and is continuous with the connective-tissue epimysium and perimysium of the muscle and when inserted into a bone with the periosteum of the bone
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