1. of, relating to, or resembling a tendon
Usage: medical; anatomical
2. tough and stringy in texture

Examples

• The tendinous tissue connects muscle to bone.
• The meat was too tendinous to chew easily.
• Tendinous fibers run throughout the connective tissue.
• The surgeon carefully avoided the tendinous structures.
• This cut of beef has a tendinous quality that makes it chewy.
• The tendinous bands were clearly visible in the anatomical diagram.