Achilles tendon

短语

[医] 跟腱

发音

US /əˈkɪliːz tɛndən/
其它

词形变化

Achilles tendons 复数 Achilles tendons

别名

Achilles' tendon tendon of Achilles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel.

    跟腱

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tendon of Achilles

上位词 2

tendon sinew

整体词 3

heel calf sura

词源

Calque of New Latin tendo Achillis, in reference to the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. Its coinage has been attributed to Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyden in 1693, but the term is first attested in 1684.

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