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[Lat.] ( Anat.) A tendon, so called, because, as fable reports, Thetis, the mother of Achilles, held him by that part when she dipped him in the river Styx, to make him invulnerable. It is the strong and powerful tendon of the heel, which is formed by the junction of divers muscles, and which extends from the calf to the heel. When this tendon is unfortunately cut or ruptured, as it may be, in consequence of a violent exertion or spasm of the muscles, of which it is a continuation, the use of the leg is immediately lost; and unle the part be afterward succe fully united, the patient will remain a cripple for life. The indications are to bring the ends of the divided parts together, and to keep them so, until they have become firmly united. Achim'enes, n . ( Bot . ) A genus of handsome tropical herbs, order Gesneraceæ , chiefly distinguished by their funnel-shaped corolla, five-parted sub-equal calyx, and scaly underground tubers.