GASTROCNEMIUS


Meaning of GASTROCNEMIUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgas-(ˌ)träk-ˈnē-mē-əs, -trək- ]

noun

( plural gas·troc·ne·mii -mē-ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gastroknēmē calf of the leg, from gastr- + knēmē 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

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