n.
Pronunciation: ˌ gas-( ˌ )träk- ' n ē -m ē - ə s, -tr ə k-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mii \ -m ē - ˌ ī \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gastrokn ē m ē calf of the leg, from gastr- + kn ē m ē shank ― more at HAM
Date: 1676
: the largest and most superficial muscle of the calf of the leg arising by two heads from the condyles of the femur and attaching to a tendon that becomes part of the Achilles tendon