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Descriptor English:   Tendons 
Descriptor Spanish:   Tendones 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Tendões 
Tree Number:   A02.880
Definition English:   Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures. 
Indexing Annotation English:   tendon rupt = TENDON INJURIES (IM) + RUPTURE (NIM); /surg: consider TENDON TRANSFER; /transpl permitted: do not confuse with TENDON TRANSFER; for specifically located tendons coordinate IM with general area of tendon, not a bone term, as metacarpal tendon: TENDONS (IM) + HAND or FINGERS (IM), not METACARPUS; "false tendons" of heart = PURKINJE FIBERS; PATELLAR TENDON is also available
Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:   Tendons/injuries use Tendon Injuries
 
See Related English:   Tendon Transfer
 
History Note English:   1963; /transplantation was TENDON TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
innervation metabolism
microbiology pathology
physiology physiopathology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion surgery
transplantation ultrastructure
ultrasonography virology
Record Number:   14088 
Unique Identifier:   D013710 

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