tendon

noun4

1. •
   A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

   • I hear a wrenching sound of tendons stretching and testing their anchors on the bone. — 2016
2. •
   The hamstring of a quadruped.
3. •
   A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.
4. •
   Tempura donburi, a bowl of rice topped with vegetables or seafood fried in batter.