tendon : Idioms & Phrases

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achilles tendon

  • noun a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
    Achilles tendon.
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achilles' tendon

A*chil"les' ten"don noun
Etymology
L. Achillis tendo.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) 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.
Webster 1913

hamstring tendon

  • noun one of the tendons at the back of the knee
    hamstring.
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tendon of achilles

  • noun a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
    Achilles tendon.
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Tendon reflex

  • (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
Webster 1913