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.
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{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}.
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