tendon of achilles

1. 1.

   a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf

   SynonymsAchilles tendon

   Broadertendon

   Part ofcalfheel

Questions about tendon of achilles

What does tendon of achilles mean?

tendon of achilles means "a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf".

What is another word for tendon of achilles?

Close synonyms include Achilles tendon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tendon of achilles a common word?

tendon of achilles is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.