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Responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
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gastrocnemius
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in 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 .
WordNet
Word definitions in 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 ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in 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.
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.