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Achilles tendon

tendon at the back of the lower leg
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q223172
Achilles tendon
Henry Vandyke Carter · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Achilles tendon is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,283 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Achilles[3]
  • Subclass of: tendon[4], skeletal ligament[5], particular anatomical entity[6]
  • Part of: triceps surae[7]
  • Commons category: Achilles tendon[8]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[9], Otto's encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C32043[15]
  • Different from: Achilles' heel[16]
  • WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/achilles_tendon_2[17]

Why It Matters

Achilles tendon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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