tendon

ten·don   (těn'dən)    n.  A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment. [Medieval Latin tendō, tendōn-, alteration (influenced by Latin tendere, to stretch) of Greek tenōn; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tendon

A tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones.

tendon 

Main Entry: ten·don
Pronunciation: 'ten-d&n
Function: noun
: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a musclewith 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 periosteumof the bone

tendon ten·don (těn'dən)
n.
A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and consists of rows of elongated cells, minimal ground substance, and densely arranged, almost parallel, bundles of collageneous fibers.

tendon   (těn'dən)  Pronunciation Key  A band of tough, fibrous, inelastic tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons are made chiefly of collagen.