tendon

A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

A band or layer of dense fibrous tissue at the end of a muscle for attachment to a hard part, or interposed between two muscular bellies, usually where the direction of the muscle is changed; a sinew: said especially of such structures when rounded or cord-like, very broad flat tendons being commonly called fasciæ and aponeuroses.

A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.

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.

A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.