tendon
n. தசைக்கோடியிலோ சதைத்தொடர்புற்றோ உள்ள வல்லிழைமத் தளை.
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.