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    tendon

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Human
    ten·don /ˈtendən/ noun [countable]  HBAHBHa thick strong string-like part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone 腱
    Examples from the Corpus
    tendon• His jaw is held together with a tendon from his leg.• A bad tendon strain in Aldaniti's off-foreleg had to be fired, and he was on the sidelines for eighteen months.• The missing two-thirds of its energy must have come from elastic tension stored in its huge tendons, tail and lower back.• The patterns reflect what is going on in the horse's foot, and especially in its tendons.• Rips of the quadriceps tendon are a fact of life among professional athletes who stress the tendon during jumping and running.• Diana fell badly on the ski slopes, tearing all the tendons in her left ankle.• The tendon typically tears or detaches at the point where it connects to the kneecap.    Origin tendon (1500-1600) Medieval Latin tendo, from Latin tendere; → TEND
    ten·don nounChineseSyllable
    thick your strong part string-like of a body Corpus


    tendon
    ten‧don /ˈtendən/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: tendo, from Latin tendere; ⇨ tend
    a thick strong string-like part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone


    ten·donBrE /ˈtendən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtendən/ 🔊 nouna strong band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone 腱<titled tranID="25" status="2">Injuries<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>身体损伤</chn></titled>

    Being injured 受伤

    • have a fall/an injury 跌了一跤；受伤
    • receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
    • hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg 伤到脚踝／背／大腿
    • damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin 损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
    • pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon 拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
    • sprain/twist your ankle/wrist 扭伤脚踝／手腕
    • break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs 骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
    • fracture/crack your skull 头盖骨破裂
    • break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth 碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
    • burst/perforate your eardrum 使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
    • dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder 使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
    • bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder 擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
    • burn/scald yourself/your tongue 烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
    • bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth) （在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖

    Treating injuries 治疗伤病

    • treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound 给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
    • examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound 检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
    • repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage 修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
    • amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb 截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
    • put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
    • need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches 需要缝针；缝针；拆线
    • put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion 涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
    • have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy 接受物理疗法