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MeSH Heading: Achilles Tendon
Tree Number(s): A02.880.176
Unique ID: D000125
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000125
Annotation: rupture: coordinate ACHILLES TENDON /‌inj with RUPTURE
Scope Note: Tendon that connects the muscles in the back of the calf to the HEEL BONE.
Entry Term(s): Calcaneal Tendon; Tendo Calcaneus
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/05/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Achilles Tendon MeSH Descriptor Data 2026