achilles tendon

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English - Turkish
ökçe kirişi
ökçe veteri
aşil kirişi
(Tıp) Aşil kirişi, ökçe kirişi (baldır üçbaşlı kasına ait kiriş), tendo calcaneus
(Anatomi) asil kirişi

Related Terms

achilles tendon (anatomy)
Asıl tendon (anatomi)
achilles' tendon
Aşil kirişi
achilles' tendon
(biyol.) ökçe veteri
English - English
The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel
the strong tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone
The Achilles tendon is a fibrous band that connects the triceps surea (the calf muscle) with the calcaneus (heel bone)
Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel. The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. the part of your body that connects the muscles in the back of your foot with the muscles of your lower leg
The tendon joining the calf muscles to the bone in the heel
tendon which attaches the heel bone of the foot to the calf muscle (Anatomy)
One of the longest tendons in the body, it attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone
a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
The strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone in the heel
Thickest and strongest tendon in the human body, extending from midcalf to the heel
A feature of the human anatomy, derived from the story of the death of Achilles in Greek mythology Paris shot Achilles in the heel, as this was his only vulnerable spot The term refers to the tendon at the back of the heel Sometimes, sneakers tend to rub and irritate the skin around this area
The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx

Related Terms

Achilles tendons
plural form of Achilles tendon
Achilles' tendon
Alternative form of Achilles tendon
tendon of Achilles
Achilles tendon
tendon of achilles
tendon located in the back of the foot and ankle
achilles tendon

    Hyphenation

    A·chil·les ten·don

    Turkish pronunciation

    ıkîliz tendın

    Pronunciation

    /əˈkəlēz ˈtendən/ /əˈkɪliːz ˈtɛndən/

    Etymology

    () A calque of New Latin Achillis tendo, a term devised by the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyden in 1693 in reference to the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx
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