Книга: Delafield E M «The Heel of Achilles»

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• The Death of Achilles — infobox Book | name = The Death of Achilles title orig = Смерть Ахиллеса translator = Andrew Bromfield image caption = Recent Russian language edition author = Boris Akunin cover artist = country = Russia language = Russian series = Erast… …   Wikipedia

• ACHILLES TENDON —    the great tendon of the heel, where Achilles was vulnerable …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• The Clicking of Cuthbert — is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, as well as the name of the collection s namesake story, which in 1924 was made into a film starring Peter Haddon as Cuthbert. The volume was first published in the United Kingdom on… …   Wikipedia

• Achilles tendon — A tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is one of the longest tendons in the body. It is also formally called the tendo Achilles or the tendo calcaneus, the calcaneus being the heel bone.… …   Medical dictionary

• Achilles tendonitis — Inflammation in the tendon of the calf muscle where it attaches to the heel bone. Achilles tendonitis causes pain at the back of the leg near the heel. Achilles tendonitis can be caused by overuse of the Achilles tendon, overly tight calf muscles …   Medical dictionary

• Achilles' heel — {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John s Achilles heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./ …   Dictionary of American idioms