Another word for tendon

tendon Synonyms

tendon

band, ligament, tie; see cord 2, muscle.

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The top bone is the os calcis, or hock bone, to which the tendon Achilles is attached.
On the anterior or extensor surface of the limb a powerful tendon (7 in fig.
9, Tendon of deep flexor (fl.
In the hind-leg, the perforated tendon is a continuation of that of the plantaris, passing pulley-wise over the tuberosity of the calcaneum.
We have here the interesting fact that a muscle (portion of the triceps humeri of the reptiles) has been reduced to a tendon, which in a secondary way has become connected with cutaneous muscles, which, when strongly developed, represent its belly.

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