World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesSehne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zeːnə
"Er hat sich eine Sehne im Knie gerissen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
"He strained a tendon in his ankle during the soccer match." - 2
A similar fibrous structure connecting a muscle to another part.
"The surgical procedure successfully repaired the damaged tendon in her hand."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word tendō, meaning 'stretch' or 'sinew', which originates from the classical Latin tendere. It entered English in the late 17th century through medical and anatomical texts to describe the fibrous connective tissue binding muscle to bone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tendon" is said worldwide
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tendon
Transliteration: tãdɔ̃
"Il s'est blessé au tendon d'Achille."
Sehne
Transliteration: zeːnə
"Er hat sich eine Sehne im Knie gerissen."
tendine
Transliteration: ˈtɛndine
"Il medico ha diagnosticato un'infiammazione al tendine."
tendón
Transliteration: tenˈdon
"Siente dolor agudo en el tendón."
tendão
Transliteration: tẽˈdɐw
"O atleta rompeu o tendão durante o treino."
कण्डरा
Transliteration: kandara
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"खिलाड़ी को कण्डरा में चोट लग गई।"
肌腱
Transliteration: jījiàn
Script: 中文汉字
"剧烈运动可能导致肌腱拉伤。"
힘줄
Transliteration: himjul
Script: 한국어 한글
"운동선수가 발목 힘줄을 다쳤습니다."
腱
Transliteration: ken
Script: 日本語
"彼はアキレス腱を断裂した。"
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