1. a thick, flexible cord inside the body. One end is attached to a muscle and the
1.名詞B2
釋義
肌腱
連接肌肉與骨骼的強韌組織
a thick, flexible cord inside the body. One end is attached to a muscle and the other end to a bone, so that when the muscle tightens, the tendon pulls on the bone and makes it move.
例句
Hiro tore a tendon in his right knee while playing soccer last weekend.
Hiro 上週末踢足球時，右膝的一條肌腱撕裂了。
tear a tendon in [body part] — injury context
The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged tendon with several tiny stitches.
archaic or literary term for the same tissue; rare in everyday medical or clinical language
文法句型
tendon in [body part]
[body part] tendon
tear/rupture a tendon
用法筆記
Distinguish from ligament: a ligament connects bone to bone and stabilises joints, whereas a tendon connects muscle to bone and transmits force for movement. The word appears most often in the context of sports injuries, surgery, and anatomy education.
常見錯誤
The doctor said I tore a ligament in my knee from running.' (when the injury was to a tendon).
The doctor said I tore a tendon in my knee from running.
Ligaments connect bone to bone; tendons connect muscle to bone. Running injuries often involve tendons.