tendón

tendón
m.
tendon, cord, gristle, sinew.
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tendón
► nombre masculino
1 tendon, sinew
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SM tendon, sinew

tendón de Aquiles — Achilles tendon

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masculino tendon

tendón de Aquiles — Achilles' tendon

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= tendon, sinew.
Ex. The efficiency depends on the cyclist's own morphology, on his feet, and particularly on his knees where the kneecap is the most important part with all tendons inserting on the four knee bones.
Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
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* tendón de Aquiles = Achilles tendon.
* tendón de la corva = hamstring.
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masculino tendon

tendón de Aquiles — Achilles' tendon

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= tendon, sinew.

Ex: The efficiency depends on the cyclist's own morphology, on his feet, and particularly on his knees where the kneecap is the most important part with all tendons inserting on the four knee bones.

Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
* tendón de Aquiles = Achilles tendon.
* tendón de la corva = hamstring.

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tendón
masculine
[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]
tendon
tendón de Aquiles Achilles' tendon
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tendón sustantivo masculino
tendon
tendón m Anat tendon, sinew
'tendón' also found in these entries:
English:
hamstring
- sinew
- tendon
- pull
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tendón nm
tendon
Comp
tendón de Aquiles Achilles' tendon
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tendón
m ANAT tendon
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tendón nm, pl tendones : tendon

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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  • tendon — [ tɑ̃dɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1536; « mauvaise herbe » XIVe; du lat. médiév. tendo, inis, p. ê. du gr. tenôn, ontos, avec infl. de tendre ♦ Structure conjonctive fibreuse, blanche nacrée, par laquelle un muscle s insère sur un os. ⇒ nerf (I, 1o vx). « Sa… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Tendon — Tendon …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tendon — TENDÓN, tendoane, s.n. (anat.) Fascicul subţire, fibros, de culoare albă, format din ţesut conjunctiv foarte rezistent, cu ajutorul căruia muşchii se fixează pe oase. – Din fr. tendon. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  TENDÓN s. v.… …   Dicționar Român

  • tendón — m. anat. Estructura en forma de cinta o cordón constituido por tejido conjuntivo cuya función es insertar un músculo en un hueso o sostener algún órgano. Medical Dictionary. 2011. tendón …   Diccionario médico

  • tendón — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: anatomía, anatomía Haz de tejido con estructura fibrosa que une el músculo al hueso. tendón de Aquiles Tendón de la parte posterior e inferior de la pierna que une el talón con la pantorrilla: Se ha lesionado el… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tendon — Tendon. s. m. La queüe du muscle. Le tendon d un gros muscle. le Chirurgien en le saignant luy a piqué le tendon …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • tendon — 1540s, from M.L. tendonem (nom. tendo), altered (by influence of L. tendere to stretch ) of L.L. tenon, from Gk. tenon (gen. tenontos) tendon, sinew, from teinein to stretch (see TENET (Cf. tenet)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tendón — (De tender). 1. m. Anat. Cada uno de los órganos formados por tejido fibroso, en los que las fibras están dispuestas en haces paralelos entre sí. Son de color blanco y brillante, muy resistentes a la tracción y tienen la forma de cordones, a… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • tendon — ► NOUN 1) a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. 2) the hamstring of a four legged mammal. ORIGIN Greek ten n sinew , from teinein to stretch …   English terms dictionary

  • tendon — [ten′dən] n. [ML tendo, altered (infl. by L tendere, to stretch) < Gr tenōn, sinew < teinein, to stretch: see THIN] any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibers end and by which muscles are attached… …   English World dictionary

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