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- noun A
vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation. - noun anatomy The
Achilles' tendon , the tendo Achillis.
Etymologies
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From Greek hero Achilles, whom according to legend his mother held by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx, making him invulnerable everywhere except on his heel.
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