tendinous

adjective

ten·​di·​nous ˈten-də-nəs 

1

: consisting of tendons : sinewy

tendinous tissue

2

: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s the long tendinous fibers that propelled the animal forward. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2022

Might masking bony or tendinous pain with an NSAID and continuing to exercise set us up for further tissue damage? —Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 30 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin tendinōsus, from tendin-, tendōn-, variant stems of Medieval Latin tendō tendon + Latin -ōsus -ous

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

tendinous

adjective

ten·​di·​nous

variants also tendonous

ˈten-də-nəs 

1

: consisting of tendons

tendinous tissue

2

: of, relating to, or resembling a tendon