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tendon

tendon

A tendon transmits muscle force to bone; the Achilles tendon is shown connecting calf muscle to heel bone.

All languages

English
tendon
Norwegian
sene
Japanese
腱 — けん — ken
Korean
힘줄 — himjul
Spanish
tendón
French
tendon
German
Sehne

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