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tendon

noun as in band of tissue

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There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard’s patella tendon.

From BBC

During filming, a piece of glass sliced a tendon in Garr’s foot; later, she would wonder if the accident had triggered her multiple sclerosis.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's season could well be over after he was carted off with an Achilles tendon injury during their defeat by Ohio rivals Cincinnati.

From BBC

He suffered an apparent season-ending injury to his Achilles tendon and was booed by some in the hometown crowd as he was taken off the field on a cart.

Our tendons become drier, thinner and less elastic; muscles, in general, become smaller.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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