: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts
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The right-hander last pitched in May 2023, and underwent a Tommy John revision surgery in July 2023 to repair a UCL sprain and his flexor tendon.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Irving’s decision to shoot free throws was reminiscent of the late Kobe Bryant, who made two game-tying foul shots for the Los Angeles Lakers after tearing his Achilles tendon late in the fourth quarter of a victory over Golden State on April 12, 2013.
—Schuyler Dixon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
Without a sturdy shoe, those with either flat feet or high arches can be more prone to plantar fasciitis, as well as overuse syndromes in the tendons that support the foot, Jeffrey M. DeLott, DPM, a podiatric surgeon at Hartford HealthCare’s Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
The 41-year-old rebounded from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in Week 1 of 2023 to complete 63 percent of his passes for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions this season.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Irving’s decision to shoot free throws was reminiscent of the late Kobe Bryant, who made two game-tying foul shots for the Los Angeles Lakers after tearing his Achilles tendon late in the fourth quarter of a victory over Golden State on April 12, 2013.
—Schuyler Dixon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
Without a sturdy shoe, those with either flat feet or high arches can be more prone to plantar fasciitis, as well as overuse syndromes in the tendons that support the foot, Jeffrey M. DeLott, DPM, a podiatric surgeon at Hartford HealthCare’s Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
The 41-year-old rebounded from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in Week 1 of 2023 to complete 63 percent of his passes for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions this season.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən 
: a tough cord or band of dense white connective tissue that links a muscle to some other part (as a bone)
Medical Definition
tendon
noun
ten·don
ˈten-dən
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part, transmits the force which the muscle exerts, and is continuous with the connective-tissue epimysium and perimysium of the muscle and when inserted into a bone with the periosteum of the bone
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