tendón

See also: tendon

Galician

Alternative forms

• toldón, tondón

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tenˈdoŋ]

Noun

tendón m (plural tendóns)

1. tendon

   Synonym: corda

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tendón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tendón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tendón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenˈdon/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ten‧dón

Noun

tendón m (plural tendones)

1. tendon

Derived terms

• tendinitis
• tendinoso
• tendón de Aquiles

 

Further reading

• “tendón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28