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Tendon vs Microtear - What's the difference?

tendon | microtear |

As nouns the difference between tendon and microtear

is that tendon is a tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment while microtear is a very small tear (rip), as for example in a tendon or cell wall.

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 ----

    microtear

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very small tear (rip), as for example in a tendon or cell wall.

    • Anagrams

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