Achilles tendon
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- noun
- /əˈkɪliz ˈtɛndən/
- Specialized
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tendón de Aquiles
- I haven't been trained in BJJ for about a year since an Achilles tendon tear.
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Achilles tendon healing
And I guess some people are afraid of others under their car and slicing their Achilles tendon.
- And I guess some people are afraid of others under their car and slicing their Achilles tendon.
- Unbeknownst to anyone that's here, my twin has ruptured his Achilles tendon.
- I remember my Achilles tendon just was like so swollen and just getting to the point where I'm like, I don't know if this can hurt more.
- That's where we have it in our Achilles tendon because it changed those things, which is what I said in the Reuben.
Examples
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A decade later, my Achilles tendon began making almost the exact same sound.
Blog text (14) -
On the 14th of March, 2010, Beckham's dreams at a World Cup comeback were shattered after he suffered a torn left Achilles tendon, playing against the Kievo in Serie A.
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During practice a few days later, I pulled an Achilles tendon and never again broke the tape.
Fiction book (1997) -
Stretch out a stiff ankle or stiff Achilles tendon.
Blog text (8) -
Washington re-signed him after starter Fred Davis tore his Achilles tendon in Sunday's loss to the New York Giants.
Blog text (32) -
I remember my Achilles tendon just was like so swollen and just getting to the point where I'm like, I don't know if this can hurt more.
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Johnson frowns and confides he's had a few injuries, a sore Achilles tendon, and a tweaked knee.
Blog text (25) -
Ankle plantarflexion moments are produced when the Achilles tendon pulls on the heel in such a way that the toes would point if not resisted by the ground reaction force.
Academic text (2009) -
Enthesitis (inflammation at the site of insertion of a tendon or ligament) is common around the heel and Achilles tendon.
Academic text (2014) -
He had to undergo rehabilitation after injuring his Achilles tendon while running in the marathon.
Synonyms
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A strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
A strong cord at the back of the ankle that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone
Surface Forms
Morphology
This term is a compositional naming of a tendon using the proper name 'Achilles' (associated with the heel) plus 'tendon' (connective tissue), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes the tendon at the heel. The formation is a transparent, cross-linguistically common anatomical naming pattern rather than an idiomatic meaning, so the overall sense is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
The noun Achilles tendon is named after the Greek hero Achilles, who in a famous story was hit by an arrow in his heel, his only 'weak spot'. Because this strong tendon sits at the back of the heel, people used his name for the tendon behind the ankle, so the term now means that tendon.