Definitions
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- noun informal The
gastrocnemius muscle .
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Examples
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When Dexter refers aloud to the gastroc, the children know that he means the gastrocnemious, a muscle in the calf.
Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009
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"'The good news is it's an insignificant muscle, not your gastroc (gastrocnemius) or one of your main muscles in your calf, the bad news is you're going to be out.'
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