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Tendon vs Fracture - What's the difference?

tendon | fracture |

As a noun tendon

is tendon.

As a verb fracture is

.

tendon

English

(wikipedia tendon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

    • Synonyms

    * sinew

    Derived terms

    * tendonitis *

    See also

    * ligament ----

    fracture

    English

    (wikipedia fracture)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
  • (geology) a fault or crack in a rock

    • Derived terms

    * compound fracture * fracture mechanics * greenstick fracture * hairline fracture * incomplete fracture * Jones fracture * simple fracture * Smith's fracture * stress fracture * tracheal fracture * vowel fracture

    Related terms

    * fractal * fraction * fragment

    Verb

  • to break, or cause something to break

    • External links

    * * English ergative verbs ----