Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

Achilles jerk

(ă-kĭl′ēz)
[Pronunciation]
[Achilles, hero of the Iliad, whose vulnerable spot was his heel]
Achilles tendon reflex.

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