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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 SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures. 
Indexing Annotation English:   tendon rupture = 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:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   14088 
Unique Identifier:   D013710 

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