: 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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These have been the clearest signs of Tiger Woods' recovery since injuring his Achilles tendon last March.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Bryant’s words were part of a lengthy Facebook post early in the morning on April 13, 2013, hours after tearing his left Achilles tendon while driving to the basket during a game against the Golden State Warriors the previous night.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 35-year-old tore his left Achilles tendon during a first-round NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers and required surgery.
—Anne M Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
While multiple reports indicated the Pacers were initially open to working toward a lucrative contract extension with Turner, the franchise's position on roster building appeared to change after Tyrese Haliburton's injured an Achilles tendon in Game 7.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Bryant’s words were part of a lengthy Facebook post early in the morning on April 13, 2013, hours after tearing his left Achilles tendon while driving to the basket during a game against the Golden State Warriors the previous night.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 35-year-old tore his left Achilles tendon during a first-round NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers and required surgery.
—Anne M Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
While multiple reports indicated the Pacers were initially open to working toward a lucrative contract extension with Turner, the franchise's position on roster building appeared to change after Tyrese Haliburton's injured an Achilles tendon in Game 7.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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“Tendon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendon. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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