tendon
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The meaning (definition) of the word tendon
a strong cord inside your body that links muscle to bone.
The word tendon used in a sentence
“A tendon in your leg helps your muscles move when you jump.”
Words that mean the same as tendon (synonyms)
cord
The plural of the word tendon
tendons
How the word tendon is said around the world
| French | tendon (tahndawn) |
| Spanish | tendón (tayndohn) |
| Mandarin | 肌腱 (jī jiàn) |
| Hindi | पट्टा (puttah) |
| Arabic | وتر (wahtahr) |
| Russian | сухожилие (sukhozhilie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tendão (tayngduhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tendão (tayngduhnuun) |
| Japanese | 腱 (ken) |
| German | Sehne (zaynuh) |
| Urdu | کنڈرا (kunduhrah) |
| Punjabi | ਟੈਂਡਨ (tenduhn) |
| Korean | 건 (geon) |
| Hebrew | גִיד (geeyd) |
| Greek | τένοντας (tenontas) |
| Dutch | pees (pays) |
| Tagalog | litid (leeteed) |
| Vietnamese | gân (ghuhn) |
| Turkish | tendon (tandawn) |
| Persian | تاندون (tahndohn) |
| Polish | ścięgno (shchenggnaw) |
| Ukrainian | сухожилля (sukhozhyllya) |
| Bengali | টেন্ডন (tayndawn) |
| Swedish | sena (saynah) |
| Italian | tendine (tayndeenay) |
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