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单词 achilles tendon
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Achilles tendon

or Achilles' tendon


noun Anatomy.

the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone.

Origin of Achilles tendon

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby Achilles tendon

Achilles, Achilles bursa, Achilles heel, Achilles jerk, Achilles reflex, Achilles tendon, Achilles tendon reflex, Achill Island, achillobursitis, achillodynia, achillotomy
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British Dictionary definitions for Achilles tendon

Achilles tendon

noun

the fibrous cord that connects the muscles of the calf to the heelbone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Achilles tendon

Achilles tendon
[ (uh-kil-eez) ]

A tendon connecting the heel bone with the calf muscle of the leg.

notes for Achilles tendon

In Greek legend, the hero Achilles could be wounded only in the heel.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for Achilles tendon

Achilles tendon

n.

The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg.calcanean tendon heel tendon
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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