tendão

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tẽˈdɐ̃w̃/ [tẽˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tẽˈdɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: ten‧dão

Noun

tendão m (plural tendões)

1. (anatomy) tendon (tissue that connects a muscle with a bone)

Derived terms

• tendão de Aquiles

Related terms

• tendinite
• tendinopatia