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gas·troc·ne·mi·us G0055200 (găs′trŏk-nē′mē-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.]gastrocnemius (ˌɡæstrɒkˈniːmɪəs) nthe largest muscle of the calf of the leggas•troc•ne•mi•us (ˌgæs trɒkˈni mi əs, ˌgæs trəˈni-)
n., pl. -mi•i (-miˌaɪ) the largest muscle of the calf of the leg, arising on the femur and merging with the Achilles tendon. [1670–80; < New Latin gastrocnēmius (musculus) < Greek gastroknēmía calf =gastro- gastro- + -knēmia, derivative of knḗmē lower leg, tibia] gas`troc•ne′mi•al, gas`troc•ne′mi•an, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gastrocnemius - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the footgastrocnemius muscleskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripescalf, sura - the muscular back part of the shank |
TranslationsgastrocnemiusenUK
gastrocnemius[ga‚sträk′nē·mē·əs] (anatomy) A large muscle of the posterior aspect of the leg, arising by two heads from the posterior surfaces of the lateral and medial condyles of the femur, and inserted with the soleus muscle into the calcaneal tendon, and through this into the back of the calcaneus. gastrocnemiusenUK
gas·troc·ne·mi·us (mus·cle) [TA] superficial muscle of posterior (plantar flexor) compartment of leg; origin, by two heads (lateral and medial) from the lateral and medial condyles of the femur; insertion, with soleus by tendo calcaneus into lower half of posterior surface of calcaneus; action, plantar flexion of foot; nerve supply, tibial. Synonym(s): musculus gastrocnemius [TA], gastrocnemiusgastrocnemius (găs′trŏk-nē′mē-əs, găs′trə-)n. pl. gastrocne·mii (-mē-ī′) The largest, most prominent muscle of the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot and bends the knee.gas·troc·ne·mi·us mus·cle (gas'trok-nē'mē-ŭs mŭs'ĕl) Origin, by two heads (lateral and medial) from the lateral and medial condyles of the femur; insertion, with soleus by tendo calcaneus into lower half of posterior surface of calcaneus; action, plantar flexion of foot; nerve supply, tibial.
Synonym(s): musculus gastrocnemius [TA] , gastrocnemius. gastrocnemius The main muscle forming the bulge of the calf. The gastrocnemius arises by two heads from the back of the lower end of the thigh bone (femur) and is inserted, with the SOLEUS muscle, by way of the ACHILLES TENDON into the back of the heel bone (CALCANEUS). Its action is to extend the ankle joint in walking and standing on tiptoe.gastrocnemius the largest muscle of the calf in the human leg.gastrocnemiusenUK
Synonyms for gastrocnemiusnoun the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calfSynonymsRelated Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
- calf
- sura
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