: 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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No one wants to whisper those words in the case of Tarik Skubal, who had Tommy John surgery in college and had a flexor tendon surgery in 2022.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Stiffening of Connective Tissue Aging affects connective tissue, which includes your ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
Two years later, All-Star guard Victor Oladipo ruptured his right quadriceps tendon and was subsequently traded, too.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
His second pro season was marred by a torn Achilles tendon last spring.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Stiffening of Connective Tissue Aging affects connective tissue, which includes your ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
Two years later, All-Star guard Victor Oladipo ruptured his right quadriceps tendon and was subsequently traded, too.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
His second pro season was marred by a torn Achilles tendon last spring.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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