tendinous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendō (“sinew, tendon”) +‎ -ōsus (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.dɪn.əs/

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Adjective

tendinous (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon or sinew.

Derived terms

• capsulotendinous
• intertendinous
• intratendinous
• musculotendinous
• myotendinous
• neurotendinous
• osteotendinous
• paratendinous
• peritendinous
• semitendinous
• tendinously
• transtendinous

Translations

of, pertaining to, or resembling a tendon — see also sinewy

Italian: tendineo (it) Spanish: tendinoso (es) Swedish: sen- (sv)

References

• “tendinous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tendinous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• nonsuited, outsinned