: 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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The second opinion revealed that Steele needed surgery to repair damage to his flexor tendon and to address the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Flacco, Pickett and Deshaun Watson are the three quarterbacks on the Browns’ roster, but after Watson re-tore his Achilles tendon in January, he is widely expected to miss the upcoming 2025 season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Murray broke his hand in the first game and returned a few months later, only to rupture his Achilles tendon in January.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Daniels allowed just one sack and five pressures on 105 pass blocking snaps in 2024 before rupturing his Achilles tendon in Week 4.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Flacco, Pickett and Deshaun Watson are the three quarterbacks on the Browns’ roster, but after Watson re-tore his Achilles tendon in January, he is widely expected to miss the upcoming 2025 season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Murray broke his hand in the first game and returned a few months later, only to rupture his Achilles tendon in January.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Daniels allowed just one sack and five pressures on 105 pass blocking snaps in 2024 before rupturing his Achilles tendon in Week 4.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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