tendon vs hamstring

tendon and hamstring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tendon	Yes	No	No	No
hamstring	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hamstring is a hyponym of tendon; that is, hamstring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tendon:

tendon: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
hamstring: one of the tendons at the back of the knee

Other hyponyms of tendon include hamstring tendon, Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles.

tendon (noun)	hamstring (noun)
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment	one of the tendons at the back of the knee

tendon (verb)	hamstring (verb)
	cripple by cutting the hamstring
	make ineffective or powerless