TENDON OF ACHILLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tendon of Achilles mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENDON OF ACHILLES (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 ("tendon of Achilles" is a kind of...):

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

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

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

heel (the back part of the human foot)