tendon
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As he watched Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum roll on the floor gripping his ankle, O’Malley’s worst fear—and professional opinion—was that Tatum had torn his Achilles tendon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Woods, who turned 50 last December, has been working to return from an Achilles tendon rupture last March and back surgery last October.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Following severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash, the American had a back operation in September 2024 and then suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon last March.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
He was limited to just three games in 2024 after sustaining a torn patellar tendon the previous season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
They worked; so she had not sliced a tendon.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing tendon
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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