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Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures.
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- Tendon
- Endotenon
- Epotenon
- Tendons, Para-Articular
- Tendons, Paraarticular
- Endotenons
- Epotenons
- Para-Articular Tendon
- Para-Articular Tendons
- Paraarticular Tendon
- Paraarticular Tendons
- Tendon, Para-Articular
- Tendon, Paraarticular
- Tendons, Para Articular
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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tendon rupture: coordinate TENDON INJURIES with RUPTURE; /surg: consider TENDON TRANSFER; /transpl: do not confuse with TENDON TRANSFER; for specifically located tendons coordinate with general area of tendon, not a bone term, (metacarpal tendon = TENDONS + HAND or FINGERS, not METACARPUS); "false tendons" of heart = PURKINJE FIBERS
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1963; /transplantation was TENDON TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tendons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013710. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013710
- Tendons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendon
- Tendons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232358