Achilles tendinitis

Alternative names
Tendinitis of the heel

Definition
Achilles tendinitis is inflammation, irritation, and swelling of the Achilles tendon (the tendon that connects the muscles of the calf to the heel).


see Achilles tendinitis in Encyclopedia.

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