Taber's Medical Dictionary
Achilles tendon
The combined tendon of the gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris, which attaches them to the calcaneus.
SYN: SEE: calcaneal tendon; SEE: tendo calcaneus
SEE: rupture of the Achilles tendon
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Achilles Tendon." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753462/all/Achilles_tendon.
Achilles tendon. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753462/all/Achilles_tendon. Accessed November 15, 2024.
Achilles tendon. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753462/all/Achilles_tendon
Achilles Tendon [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 15]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753462/all/Achilles_tendon.
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