Achilles' tendon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• Achilles tendon

[edit] Etymology

A calgue of New Latin Achillis tendo, a term devised by the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyden in 1693 in reference to the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx

[edit] Noun

Achilles’ tendon (plural Achilles' tendons)

1. (anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel.

[edit] Synonyms

• (anatomy): calcaneal tendon, tendo Achillis, tendo calcaneus

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