Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A broad, flat muscle of the calf of the leg, situated under the gastrocnemius, whose action is to flex the foot downward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A broad flat muscle of the calf of the leg, situated immediately in front of (deeper than) the gastrocnemius.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A broad, flat
muscle that extends behind thegastrocnemius along the back of thecalf
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My right peroneus muscle, a muscle that sounds like a villain in a Shakespearian play, and possibly the soleus are strained and possibly torn.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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My right peroneus muscle, a muscle that sounds like a villain in a Shakespearian play, and possibly the soleus are strained and possibly torn.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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My right peroneus muscle, a muscle that sounds like a villain in a Shakespearian play, and possibly the soleus are strained and possibly torn.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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Here's my one caveat, though: You can expect your calf muscles to scream at you for a while--specifically, the soleus.
Ditch Your Shoes For Better Runs | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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You have your quad, your hamstrings and your calves and your soleus.
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On the back of the leg the most important muscles, forming what is known as the calf, are the gastrocnemius and the soleus.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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The fine, swelling gastroenemius and soleus muscles characterize the highest races, and are most remote from the slender shanks of the monkeys.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 Various
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The two large muscles, (gastrocnemius and soleus,) forming the calf of the leg, have to be removed together with the deep fascia in order to expose the posterior tibial, and peronaeal vessels and nerves.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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The soleus, so named from resembling a sole-fish, is a muscle of broad, flattened shape, lying beneath the gastrocnemius.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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If the model be directed to stand on tiptoe, both of the large muscles of the calf, the _gastrocnemius_ and _soleus_, can be distinguished.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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