English Dictionary

tendon

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɛn.dən/

名詞

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

日本語の意味

腱：筋肉を骨に接続し、筋肉が発生する力を骨に伝える、柔軟だが伸びにくい線維状のコラーゲン組織

The doctor explained that the injured tendon would take several weeks to heal and might need physiotherapy.

医師は、損傷した腱が治癒するまでに数週間かかり、理学療法が必要になるかもしれないと説明した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone.

意味（2）

(biology) The hamstring of a quadruped.

意味（3）

(construction) A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

tendons （ plural ）