The Achilles tendon is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendon ]
Synonyms: tendo calcaneus calcaneal tendon Achilles tendon Achilles' tendon Achille's tendon tendo Achillis
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Term information
database cross reference
- NCIT:C32043
- FMA:51061
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181705009
- MESH:D000125
- EMAPA:35853
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjNX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- MA:0002993
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendon
- UMLS:C0001074 (ncithesaurus:Achilles_Tendon)
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0001074
- GAID:277
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- skeletal ligament
- tendon
- lower leg connective tissue
- part of some triceps surae
- connects some calcaneus
- connects some muscle of leg
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