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[syn: Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Achilles' tendon \A*chil"les' ten"don\, n. [L. Achillis tendo.]
(Anat.)
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; -- so called from the mythological account of
Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River
Styx.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Achilles tendon
n 1: a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn:
Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles]