Tendinous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛndɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛndɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛndɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛndɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sinewy

Word Forms

tendon	noun	a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
sinew	noun	a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sehnig

aus Sehnen bestehend oder einer Sehne ähnelnd

🇫🇷French

tendineux

constitué de tendons ou ressemblant à un tendon

🇪🇸Spanish

tendinoso

formado por tendones o parecido a un tendón

🇮🇹Italian

tendineo

costituito da tendini o simile a un tendine

🇳🇱Dutch

tendineus

bestaande uit pezen of die op een pees lijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

tendinoso

consistindo em tendões ou semelhante a um tendão

🇷🇺Russian

сухожильный

состоящее из сухожилий или напоминающее сухожилие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांसल

कण्डरा से युक्त या कण्डरा जैसा दिखने वाला

🇮🇳Tamil

தசைநார்

தசைநாண்களைக் கொண்டது அல்லது தசைநார் போன்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నాయువు

స్నాయువులను కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా స్నాయువును పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टेंडिनस

कंडरा असलेले किंवा कंडरासारखे दिसणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેન્ડિનસ

રજ્જૂનો સમાવેશ થાય છે અથવા કંડરા જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಾಯುರಜ್ಜು

ಸ್ನಾಯುರಜ್ಜುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನಾಯುರಜ್ಜು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെൻഡനസ്

ടെൻഡോണുകൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ടെൻഡോണിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腱状的

由肌腱组成或类似肌腱

🇯🇵Japanese

腱のある

腱からなる、または腱に似たもの

🇰🇷Korean

건의

힘줄로 구성되거나 힘줄과 유사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có gân

bao gồm gân hoặc giống như gân

🇹🇭Thai

มีแนวโน้ม

ประกอบด้วยเส้นเอ็นหรือคล้ายเส้นเอ็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengotot

terdiri dari tendon atau menyerupai tendon

🇵🇭Filipino

hilig

na binubuo ng mga litid o kahawig ng isang litid

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وتر

تتكون من أوتار أو تشبه الوتر

🇮🇷Persian

تاندون دار

متشکل از تاندون یا شبیه تاندون

🇹🇷Turkish

eğilimli

tendonlardan oluşan veya tendona benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגמתי

מורכב מגידים או דומה לגיד

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