gas·troc·ne·mi·us 
(găs′trŏk-nēmē-əs, găs′trə-)
(găs′trŏk-nēmē-əs, găs′trə-)n. pl. gas·troc·ne·mi·i (-mē-ī′)
The largest, most prominent muscle of the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot and bends the knee.
[New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Greek gastroknēmiā, calf of the leg : gastro-, belly (from its bellylike shape); see GASTRO- + knēmē, leg.]
- Indo-European root: krei-
- Indo-European root: kreus-
- Indo-European root: kreuə-
- Indo-European root: ksun
- Indo-European root: kwe
- Indo-European root: kwei-
- Indo-European root: kwei-
- Indo-European root: kweit-
- Indo-European root: kweiə-
- Indo-European root: kwel-
- Indo-European root: kwel-
- Indo-European root: kwen-
- Indo-European root: kwent(h)-
- Indo-European root: kwer-
- Indo-European root: kwes-
- Indo-European root: kwetwer-
- Indo-European root: kwo-
- Indo-European root: kwon-
- Indo-European root: kwrep-
- Indo-European root: kwr̥mi-
- Indo-European root: kwēt-
- Indo-European root: kā-
- Indo-European root: kō-
- Indo-European root: laks-
- Indo-European root: las-