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Tendon vs Tenon - What's the difference?

tendon | tenon |

As nouns the difference between tendon and tenon

is that tendon is a tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment while tenon is a projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.

As a verb tenon is

to make a tenon.

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 ----

    tenon

    English

    (wikipedia tenon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.

    • Derived terms

    * tenon saw

    See also

    * mortise-and-tenon joint

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a tenon
    • First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.

    Anagrams

    * ----