one of the five tendons behind the knee that connect the muscles of the upper leg to the bones of the lower leg Topics Bodyc2腘绳肌腱 a tendon behind the hock (= middle joint) of the back leg of a horse and some other animals (马等跗关节后部的)后腿肌腱,大肌腱
Word Origin16th cent.: from ham ‘back of the thigh’ + string.