Achilles tendon

Or Achilles' tendon

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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Achilles tendon¹

First recorded in 1900–05