Definitions
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- n. Plural form of tendon.
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Examples
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In fact, some sports medicine experts say static stretching actually inhibits performance, decreasing power and speed, and can cause micro-tears in tendons, ligaments and muscles.
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Then steel cables called tendons are threaded through the segments to bind them together.
Dulles rail bridge project looms on horizon at Tysons Corner
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THE MUSCLES75 are connected with the bones, cartilages, ligaments, and skin, either directly, or through the intervention of fibrous structures called tendons or aponeuroses.
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They are fastened to the bones by strong cords, called tendons
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Other fibrous connective tissues, known as tendons and ligaments, attach muscles to bones and bones to bones; these structures are held together by strands of an extracellular protein called collagen.
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But it was the attached mechanical forearm that provided most of the wrist action, as mechanical "tendons" pushed and pulled on the fingers.
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Yes, they have gone to a mesh back for this chair but in this case the mesh is supported by a series of "tendons" which allow the amount of support offered over the range of the backrest to differ.
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We put on more muscle mass that tends to put a little more stretch on the tendons which is a good thing and it helps load the bones a little bit more as well.
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~ Trigger Points: What They Are, What They Mean -- When muscles and other soft-tissues such as tendons and ligaments are placed under increased stress due to overuse, postural strain, etc., they have a tendency to develop localized areas which become hyper-sensitive, irritated and painful.
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On Friday, the city said that maintenance workers had found signs of corrosion in the bridge's "tendons," cables under tension in three sections that squeeze pieces of the box-girder bridge into a whole.
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