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See also:SINEW (O. Eng. sinu, sionu, cf. Dutch zenuw, Ger. Sehne, possibly allied to Skt. snava, tendon, cf. Ger. Schnur, See also:string) , a tendon, a See also:cord-like layer of fibrous See also:tissue at the end of a muscle forming the See also:attachment to the See also:bone or other hard See also:part . The broad, See also:flat tendons are usually called fasciae (see See also:MUSCULAR SYSTESI AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE) . The word is used figura- tively of muscular or See also:nervous strength, and particularly, in " sinews of See also:war, " of the See also:power of See also:money . |
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