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ACHILLES TENDON

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• 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.

• ACHILLES TENDON (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

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Meaning of sura
Definition of heel
Pronunciation of calf
Definition of sinew
Pronunciation of tendon

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