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Achilles tendon

or Achilles' tendon

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.

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Notes

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Achilles tendon1

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

A second doctor suggested it might be possible to extend his Achilles tendon.

Make the Achilles tendon in same way and leave back of thigh off to be stuffed.

Achilles tendon, the great tendon of the heel, where Achilles was vulnerable.

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