Category:Tendon

Ten"don, n. Etym: [f., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See tend to Move.] (anat.)

Defn: a tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.

Tendon reflex (physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See knee jerk, under knee.