tendon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tendon
    n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with
         its bony attachment [syn: {tendon}, {sinew}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tendon \Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See
   {Tend} to move.] (Anat.)
   A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous
   connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a
   sinew.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Tendon reflex} (Physiol.), 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}.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "tendon":
      bone, braid, brail, cable, cartilage, cord, ligament, ligation,
      ligature, line, ossicle, rope, spun yarn, string, thong, twine,
      twist, wire, yarn