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Achilles' Tendon

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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Achilles' Tendon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/achilles-tendon.html. 1828.
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