: 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 fifth quarterback under contract, Deshaun Watson, is out indefinitely while recovering from a second Achilles tendon tear.
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The Browns had five picks in the first three rounds and have a clear need at quarterback after the team got little production out of Deshaun Watson, who will miss the upcoming season with a torn Achilles tendon.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Reid said Simmons would’ve been been a top five or 10 pick if the 6-5, 310-pound Ohio State offensive tackle had not torn his patellar tendon last year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Reid referenced former Philadelphia Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter, who missed the 2004 and 2005 seasons after tearing the patellar tendon in his knee.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The Browns had five picks in the first three rounds and have a clear need at quarterback after the team got little production out of Deshaun Watson, who will miss the upcoming season with a torn Achilles tendon.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Reid said Simmons would’ve been been a top five or 10 pick if the 6-5, 310-pound Ohio State offensive tackle had not torn his patellar tendon last year.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Reid referenced former Philadelphia Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter, who missed the 2004 and 2005 seasons after tearing the patellar tendon in his knee.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 2 May. 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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