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