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Tendon vs Tenotomy - What's the difference?

tendon | tenotomy |

As nouns the difference between tendon and tenotomy

is that tendon is tendon while tenotomy is (surgery) the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a tendon.

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 ----

    tenotomy

    English

    Noun

    (tenotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a tendon.