tendon

  • 41tendon reflex — n a reflex act (as a knee jerk) in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon * * * involuntary contraction of a muscle after brief stretching caused by percussion of its tendon; tendon reflexes include the biceps reflex,… …

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  • 42Tendon (meal) — Tendon (particularly beef tendon) is used as a food in some Asian cuisines (often served at Yum Cha or Dim Sum restaurants). One popular dish is Suan Bao Niu Jin, where the tendon is marinated in garlic. There is a recipe for braised tendons here …

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  • 43Tendon (Cuisine japonaise) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir tendon (homonymie). un tendon Le tendon (kanjis : 天丼 ; …

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  • 44tendón de Aquiles — tendón calcáneo que inserta en este hueso los músculos gastrocnemio y sóleo imagen anatómica [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/t/te.htm#tendon de aquiles] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …

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  • 45Tendon cells — Tendon cells, or tenocytes, are elongated fibroblast type cells. The cytoplasm is stretched between the collagen fibres of the tendon. They have a central cell nucleus with a prominent nucleolus. Tendon cells have a well developed rough… …

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  • 46Tendon reflex — Tendon Ten don, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend} to move.] (Anat.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. [1913 Webster] {Tendon reflex}… …

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  • 47tendon spindle — n GOLGI TENDON ORGAN * * * Golgi tendon organ …

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  • 48tendón calcáneo — Véase tendón de Aquiles. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …

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  • 49Tendon d'Achille — ● Tendon d Achille tendon d attache du triceps sural (muscle du mollet) sur le calcanéum, permettant l extension du pied sur la jambe …

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  • 50tendon d'Achille — ● Tendon d Achille tendon d attache du triceps sural (muscle du mollet) sur le calcanéum, permettant l extension du pied sur la jambe …

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