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| Noun | 1. 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.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: ACHILLES' TENDON
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| Achilles' tendon | 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. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Achilles' tendon | The Achilles' tendon or heel (tendo Achillis) or the calcaneal tendon (tendo calcaneus) is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ACHILLES' TENDON
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| Achilles' Tendon | Literature | 1: A strong sinew running along the heel to the calf of the leg. The tale is that Thetis took her son Achilles by the heel, and dipped him in the river Styx to make him invulnerable. The water washed every part, except the heel covered with his mother's hand. It was on this vulnerable point the hero was slain; and the sinew of the heel is called, in consequence, tendo Achillis. A post-Homeric story 2: The Heel of Achilles. The vulnerable or weak point in a man's character or of a nation. (See above.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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