Achilles tendon

tendon at the back of the lower leg
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q223172
Achilles tendon
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Achilles tendon

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 (2,911 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Achilles tendon's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • Achilles is named after Achilles tendon[4].
  • Achilles tendon is a type of tendon[5].
  • Achilles tendon is a type of skeletal ligament[6].
  • Achilles tendon is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • Achilles tendon is part of triceps surae[8].
  • Achilles tendon's Commons category is recorded as Achilles tendon[9].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Achilles tendon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Achilles tendon's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C32043[16].
  • Achilles tendon's different from is recorded as Achilles' heel[17].
  • Achilles tendon's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/achilles_tendon_2[18].

Why It Matters

Achilles tendon ranks in the top 2% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,911 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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