tendon

Example Sentences

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Achilles tendon pain, tennis elbow, swimmer's shoulder, and jumper's knee affect both young athletes and older adults.

From Science Daily

Cylindrical "forearms" house small electric motors, known as actuators, which pull on metal tendons that move the fingers with precision.

From BBC

Macleod was denied a Six Nations debut against Scotland in 2021 after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in training, shortly after his inclusion in the starting team was announced to the squad.

From Barron's

Not only did the Celtics lose that series to a hated rival—they also lost Tatum when he crumpled to the floor with a torn Achilles tendon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using these comparisons, they estimated how large the Achilles tendon would need to be to absorb the forces generated during hopping by such heavy animals.

From Science Daily