Achilles tendon

Or Achilles' tendon

noun

Anatomy.

1. the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone.

Achilles tendon

noun

1. the fibrous cord that connects the muscles of the calf to the heelbone

Achilles tendon

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

In Greek legend, the hero Achilles could be wounded only in the heel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Achilles tendon¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

They said that includes a recent fainting episode, and over the last five years, a broken back, a torn Achilles tendon and atrial fibrillation which could make Murdoch “unavailable for in-person testimony at trial.”

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Haliburton tore an Achilles tendon in Game 7 and will miss most, if not all, of next season.

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The Achilles tendon is a fibrous cord that directs movement from the leg to the foot, connecting muscles from the calf to the heel bone.

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Bryant took a fateful step at the end of a game late in the 2013 season, his Achilles tendon rupturing in his left leg.

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There were subtle changes to the Haillet, including a notch in the tongue for laces to pass through and a heel better shaped to protect the Achilles tendon.

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