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tendo
SYN: tendon.For histologic description, see tendon. [Mediev. L., fr. L. t., to stretch out, extend]
- t. Achillis SYN: calcaneal tendon, calcaneal tendon.
- t. calcaneus [TA] SYN: calcaneal tendon.
- t. calcaneus communis hamstring (2).
- t. conjunctivus inguinal falx.
- t. cricoesophageus [TA] SYN: cricoesophageal tendon.
- t. oculi SYN: medial palpebral ligament.
- t. palpebrarum SYN: medial palpebral ligament.

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ten·do (tenґdo) pl. tenґdines [L.] [TA] tendon: a fibrous cord of connective tissue in which the fibers of a muscle end and by which the muscle is attached to a bone or other structure.

Medical dictionary. 2011.