A tendon is a strong band of tissue in your body that connects a muscle to a bone. It helps your body move when your muscles pull on your bones.
From Medieval Latin *tendon*, from Latin *tendere* 'to stretch'. Tendons were named for their role in stretching and pulling as muscles contract.
Tendons are like living ropes that tie your muscles to your skeleton. Every time you move a finger, a hidden network of tiny 'stretch cables' is doing precision engineering inside you.
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