ACHILLES TENDON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Achilles tendon mean? 

• ACHILLES TENDON (noun)
  The noun ACHILLES TENDON has 1 sense:

1. a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf

  Familiarity information: ACHILLES TENDON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHILLES TENDON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Achilles tendon; tendon of Achilles

Hypernyms ("Achilles tendon" is a kind of...):

sinew; tendon (a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)

Holonyms ("Achilles tendon" is a part of...):

calf; sura (the muscular back part of the shank)

heel (the back part of the human foot)

 Context examples 

One of many blood vessels arising from the posterior tibial artery supplying the fat and integument of the heel and Achilles tendon as well as the muscles on the inner side of the sole.

(Internal Calcanean Artery, NCI Thesaurus)