Crossword clues for gastrocnemius
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gastrocnemius \Gas`troc*ne"mi*us\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? the calf of the leg.] (Anat.) The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, from Latinized form of Greek gastroknemia "calf of the leg," from gaster "belly" (see gastric) + kneme "leg." So called for its form. Related: Gastrocnemical.
Wiktionary
n. The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
WordNet
n. the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot [syn: gastrocnemius muscle]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "gastrocnemius".
Nothing serious - lacerations of the gastrocnemius and the tibialis anticus muscles.
Nothing serious - lacerations of the gastrocnemius and the tibialis anticus muscles.
It kept talking about extensors and flexors, the gastrocnemius muscle, and so on.