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Definitions: Achilles Tendon |
Achilles TendonNoun1. A large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Achilles TendonSynonym: tendon of Achilles (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Achilles Tendon |
| English words defined with "Achilles tendon": Achilles' tendon. (references) |
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Walter Cronkite | Very good. Very good. I'm still hobbling along with my torn Achilles tendon. Tennis injury, not gout. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Language | Translations for "Achilles tendon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ахилесово сухожилие. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | achillesseneruptur (rupture of the Achilles tendon), Achillessene-refleksogram (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ruptuur van de achillespees (rupture of the Achilles tendon), reflexogram der Achillespees (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kinnerjänne. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | rupture du tendon d'Achille (rupture of the Achilles tendon), réflexogramme achiléen (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Achillessehnen-Ruptur (rupture of the Achilles tendon), Achillessehnenriss (rupture of the Achilles tendon), Achillessehnenpolsterung (achilles tendon protector), Messung des Achillessehnenreflexes (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram), gepolsterter Achillessehnenschutz (achilles tendon protector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρήξις του Αχίλλειου τένοντος (rupture of the Achilles tendon), αντανακλασιόγραμμα του Αχίλλειου τένοντα (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rottura del tendine d'Achille (rupture of the Achilles tendon), riflessogramma achilleo (Achilles reflexogram, Achilles tendon reflexogram). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | アキレス腱 (access, access charge, access time, accessory, accident, acoustic, action, action bar, action drama, action painting, action program, action star, aqua, aqua polis, Aqualung, aquamarine, aquanaut, aquatron, calcaneal tendon, circumflex accent, city on water, one's Achilles' heel, scuba, vulnerable point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アキレスけ" (calcaneal tendon, one's Achilles' heel, vulnerable point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | achillesay endontay ruptura do tendão de Aquiles (rupture of the Achilles tendon), rotura do tendão de Aquiles (rupture of the Achilles tendon). (various references) tendón de aquiles. (various references) akillessena, hälsena. (various references) aşil kirişi, ökçe veteri. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-h-i-l-l-n-n-o-s-t" | |
-2 letters: clotheslined, declensional. | |
-3 letters: clandestine, clothesline, endothelial, stanchioned, stenohaline. | |
-4 letters: adolescent, anthelices, anthelions, celandines, chandelles, channelled, chelations, chelonians, cleanliest, condensate, decathlons, decennials, declension, decollates, disenchant, endothecia, endothelia, haloclines, indolences, linoleates, nonelastic, nonethical, oscillated, sanctioned, stencilled. | |
-5 letters: adenosine, anecdotes, anetholes, anhedonic, anthelion, antinodes, ascendent, candlelit, canonised, catenoids, celandine, celestial, chandelle, channeled, chastened, chelation, chelonian, chenilles, chiselled, coastline, consented, contained, datelines, decathlon, decennial, decollate, dehiscent, delations, deletions, delicates, denticles, dislocate, elections, enchained, enchanted, endosteal, hailstone, halocline, hanselled, headlines, headnotes, headstone, hesitance, hostelled, indolence, insolated, insolence, installed, instanced, lancelets, landlines, landsleit, lanolines, latencies, leachiest, leasehold, lenticels, linoleate, localised, localites, loneliest, nonlethal, oeillades, oscillate, sailcloth, sectional, sectioned, selection, sonicated, stanchion, stenciled, tenailles, tenancies, tendances, tensional, tensioned, teocallis, thinclads, tinselled, toenailed. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 68 69 6C 6C 65 73 54 65 6E 64 6F 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01101000 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100101 01110011 00100000 01010100 01100101 01101110 01100100 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c h i l l e s   T e n d o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0068 0069 006C 006C 0065 0073 0054 0065 006E 0064 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35697475787871852547180708180 |
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