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plural tendons
(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts. quotations examples
I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 78
(biology) The hamstring of a quadruped.
(construction) A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete. examples