flirt (third-person singular simple present flirts, present participle flirting, simple past and past participle flirted) ( 1 transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. ( 2 intransitive) To jeer at; to mock. ( 3 intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. ( transitive) To blurt out.
Structure. Histologically, tendons consist of dense regular connective tissue fascicles encased in dense irregular connective tissue sheaths. Normal healthy tendons are composed mostly of parallel arrays of collagen fibers closely packed together. They are anchored to bone by Sharpey's fibres.
Anatomy and Function of the Achilles Tendon. Anatomy and Function of the Achilles Tendon. The Achilles tendon is one of the most robust tendons in the body. Three relatively large and extremely strong muscles in the calf all attach to the back of heel bone (calcaneus) via the Achilles tendon.