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

Example Sentences

Fin Smith starts at fly-half in place of George Ford, with Ollie Lawrence returning at outside centre after recovering from Achilles tendon surgery.

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He suffered a torn left Achilles tendon in a Super Bowl 58 loss to Kansas City and missed most of the 2024 campaign.

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Earlier this season, the team lost veteran running back Najee Harris to a torn Achilles tendon.

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He was rehabilitating from that setback when he announced last March that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

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They had put more on the shoulders of their rookie running back after losing veteran Najee Harris to a torn Achilles tendon in the second quarter of a Week 3 victory over Denver.

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