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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tendon

/tĕn'-dən/ · Ten·don · IPA /ˈtɛn.dən/
01 n. A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
  1. 1.
    A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.(Anat.)
Phrases & compounds
Tendon reflex — a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See Knee jerk, under Knee.