soleus

[ soh-lee-uhs ]

/ ˈsoʊ li əs /

noun, plural so·le·i [soh-lee-ahy], /ˈsoʊ liˌaɪ/, so·le·us·es.

a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.

Origin of soleus

1670–80; <New Latin, masculine derivative of Latin solea sandal; see sole²

Words nearby soleus

Soleri, Solesmes, sole-source, sole trader, Soleure, soleus, sol-fa, solfatara, solfège, solfeggio, Solferino

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Example sentences from the Web for soleus

Professor Pancoast divides the inferior portion of the soleus muscle instead of the tendo Achillis.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
Then she raised one of them, and her fingers explored the common tendon of the soleus and gastrocnemius.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
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
Here the artery is separated from the inner border of the tibia, by the flexor longus digitorum, and is covered by the soleus.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell

Medical definitions for soleus

soleus

[ sō′lē-əs ]

n.

A muscle with origin from the head and shaft of the fibula, the medial margin of the tibia, and the tendinous arch passing between the tibia and fibula, with insertion into the tuberosity of the calcaneus, with nerve supply from the tibial nerve, and whose action causes plantar flexion of the foot.

单词	soleus
释义	soleus [ soh-lee-uhs ] / ˈsoʊ li əs / noun, plural so·le·i [soh-lee-ahy], /ˈsoʊ liˌaɪ/, so·le·us·es. a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward. Origin of soleus 1670–80; <New Latin, masculine derivative of Latin solea sandal; see sole² Words nearby soleus Soleri, Solesmes, sole-source, sole trader, Soleure, soleus, sol-fa, solfatara, solfège, solfeggio, Solferino Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soleus Professor Pancoast divides the inferior portion of the soleus muscle instead of the tendo Achillis. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery\|Joseph Bell Then she raised one of them, and her fingers explored the common tendon of the soleus and gastrocnemius. Gray youth\|Oliver Onions 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 Here the artery is separated from the inner border of the tibia, by the flexor longus digitorum, and is covered by the soleus. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery\|Joseph Bell Medical definitions for soleus soleus [ sō′lē-əs ] n. A muscle with origin from the head and shaft of the fibula, the medial margin of the tibia, and the tendinous arch passing between the tibia and fibula, with insertion into the tuberosity of the calcaneus, with nerve supply from the tibial nerve, and whose action causes plantar flexion of the foot. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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