tendon
Anatomical term for the fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone. Also used in everyday contexts for meat or cooking.
I injured my Achilles tendon.
This meat has a lot of tendons.
rotator cuff
tendinitis; tendonitis
tendinous cord; chordae tendineae
aponeurosis
Standard kanji spelling for tendon.
The kanji 腱 is composed of 月 (flesh) and 建 (build/establish), suggesting a structural part of the body. The reading けん is the on'yomi.