1540s, from Medieval Latin tendonem (nominative tendo), altered (by influence of Latin tendere "to stretch") from Late Latin tenon, from Greek tenon (genitive tenontos) "tendon, sinew," from PIE *ten-on- "something stretched," from root *ten- "to stretch" (see tenet).
例文
1. Whilst playing badminton,I ruptured my Achilles tendon .
バドミントンをしている間に、私のアキレス腱が引き裂かれた。
2.He was running at full speed when a tendon snapped in his leg.
彼が全速力で走っていると、足の腱が折れた。
3.She did all this tendon damage and it really disabled her.
彼女はこのような深刻な腱損傷を受け、これは実際に彼女を不具にした。
4.A tendon consists of parallel fibres.
腱は平行な繊維で構成されている。
5.I think I have to align the tendon next week or something.