ACHILLES TENDON

Meaning of ACHILLES TENDON in English

A·chil·les ten ‧ don /əˌkɪliːz ˈtendən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

the part of your body that connects the muscles in the back of your foot with the muscles of your lower leg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

ACHILLES TENDON — noun Date: circa 1879 the strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACHILLES TENDON — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : the strong tendon formed by the united tendons of the large muscles in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACHILLES' TENDON — (n.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an …
Английский словарь Webster
ACHILLES' TENDON — ( n. ) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACHILLES TENDON — Anat. the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone. Also, Achilles' tendon . [ 1900-05 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACHILLES TENDON — tendon which attaches the heel bone of the foot to the calf muscle (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ACHILLES TENDON — Date: circa 1879 : the strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACHILLES' TENDON — noun the strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an …
Webster English vocab
ACHILLES TENDON — Function: noun Date: circa 1879 : the strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ACHILLES TENDON — ■ noun the tendon connecting calf muscles to the heel.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ACHILLES TENDON — [Achilles tendon] n (ca. 1879): the strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACHILLES TENDON — also called calcaneal tendon strong tendon at the back of the heel that connects the calf muscles to the heel. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACHILLES TENDON — (also Achil·les ) noun the tendon that connects the muscles at the back of the lower part of the leg …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACHILLES' TENDON — n. the tendon connecting the heel with the calf muscles.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — n. the tendon connecting the heel with the calf muscles.
Oxford English vocab
ACHILLES TENDON — ( Achilles tendons) Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACHILLES TENDON — (~s) Your ~ or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ACHILLES TENDON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Charles has struggled with knee trouble while Wilson has been plagued by Achilles tendon and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACHILLES TENDON — noun tendon at the back of the ankle which connects the calf muscles to the heel and which acts to …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACHILLES TENDON — Ахиллесова пята
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ACHILLES TENDON — - calcaneal tendon пяточное сухожилие, ахиллово сухожилие
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ACHILLES TENDON — = calcaneal tendon пяточное сухожилие, ахиллово сухожилие
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ACHILLES TENDON — пяточное сухожилие, ахиллово сухожилие
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACHILLES' TENDON — ахиллово сухожилие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TENDON — n [Anat.] tendon
Interlingua English vocab
ACHILLES — Achilles (-ílles) npr [Gr. Mythol.] Achilles; calce de Achilles Achilles heel; tendon de Achilles Achilles tendon
Interlingua English vocab
TENDON — ~ (-osi)
English interlingue dictionary
TENDON — ugat
English-Visayan vocabulary
TENDON — noun see: thin Date: 1541 a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACHILLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Achilleus Date: 14th century the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy and slayer of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TENDON — Tissue attaching a muscle to other body parts, usually bones, to transmit the mechanical force of muscle contraction to the …
Английский словарь Британика
ACHILLES — In Greek mythology , the bravest and strongest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War . Because his mother …
Английский словарь Британика
TENDON — ˈtendən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo, from Latin tendere to stretch — more at thin 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENDON — (n.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a …
Английский словарь Webster
TENDON — /ten"deuhn/ , n. 1. Anat. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACHILLES — — Achillean /ak'euh lee"euhn, euh kil"ee-/ , adj. /euh kil"eez/ , n. Class. Myth. the greatest Greek warrior in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACHILLES — n. hero of Homer's "Iliad" who was killed when wounded in the heel (Greek Mythology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TENDON — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo, from Latin tendere to stretch — more at thin Date: 1541 : a tough …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACHILLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Achilleus Date: 14th century : the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy and slayer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENDON — [ten.don] n [ML tendon-, tendo, fr. L tendere to stretch--more at thin] (1541): a tough cord or band of dense …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACHILLES — [Achil.les] n [L, fr. Gk Achilleus]: the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy and slayer of Hector
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENDON — in anatomy, tissue that attaches a muscle to other body parts, usually bones. Tendons are the connective tissues that transmit …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACHILLES — the king of the Myrmidons and a Greek general in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. Achilles is the greatest of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TENDON — tendon BrE AmE ˈtend ən ▷ tendon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ACHILLES — Achilles, \~' BrE AmE ə ˈkɪl iːz ▶ A ˌ chilles' ˈ heel BrE AmE ▶ A ˌ chilles' ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ACHILLES — ➡ Achilles tendon
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACHILLES — A ‧ chil ‧ les /əˈkɪliːz/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, a ↑ hero who was protected by magic …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TENDON — n. 1 a cord or strand of strong tissue attaching a muscle to a bone etc. 2 (in a quadruped) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TENDON — n. 1 a cord or strand of strong tissue attaching a muscle to a bone etc. 2 (in a quadruped) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TENDON — n.1 a cord or strand of strong tissue attaching a muscle to a bone etc. 2 (in a quadruped) HAMSTRING. …
Oxford English vocab
TENDON — ( tendons) A tendon is a strong cord in a person’s or animal’s body which joins a muscle to a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TENDON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Achilles tendon COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN injury ▪ The treatment of tendon injuries in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACHILLES — tendon [noun] [C] - a small muscular cord just above the heel, connecting the heel bone to the muscles in …
Cambridge English vocab
ACHILLES — n. In Greek mythology , the bravest and strongest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War . Because his …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TENDON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ damaged , torn ▪ Achilles , hamstring VERB + TENDON ▪ pull , rupture , sever , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACHILLES — [Greek heroic] Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis. He was the mightiest of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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