tendon

tendon — noun

1. a thick, flexible cord inside the body. One end is attached to a muscle and the

1.名詞B2
釋義

a thick, flexible cord inside the body. One end is attached to a muscle and the other end to a bone, so that when the muscle tightens, the tendon pulls on the bone and makes it move.

例句

Hiro tore a tendon in his right knee while playing soccer last weekend.

tear a tendon in [body part] — injury context

The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged tendon with several tiny stitches.

passive: repaired/damaged tendon — surgical context

同義詞
  • sinew

    archaic or literary term for the same tissue; rare in everyday medical or clinical language

文法句型

tendon in [body part]

[body part] tendon

tear/rupture a tendon

用法筆記

Distinguish from ligament: a ligament connects bone to bone and stabilises joints, whereas a tendon connects muscle to bone and transmits force for movement. The word appears most often in the context of sports injuries, surgery, and anatomy education.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor said I tore a ligament in my knee from running.' (when the injury was to a tendon).
✅The doctor said I tore a tendon in my knee from running.
💡Ligaments connect bone to bone; tendons connect muscle to bone. Running injuries often involve tendons.