tendinous

adjective ten·di·nous \ˈten-də-nəs\

Definition of TENDINOUS

: consisting of tendons : sinewy <tendinous tissue>

: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon

New Latin tendinosus, from tendin-, tendo tendon, alteration of Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo

First Known Use: 1578

Medical Dictionary

adjective ten·di·nous

: consisting of tendons <tendinous tissue>

: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon

ten·di·nous also ten·do·nous \ˈten-də-nəs\

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