SOLEUS


Meaning of SOLEUS in English

ˈsōlēəs noun

( plural so·lei -ēˌī ; also soleuses )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin solea sole of the foot

: a broad flat muscle of the calf of the leg lying immediately below the gastrocnemius, arising from the back and upper part of the tibia and fibula and from a tendinous arch between them, and inserting by a tendon that unites with that of the gastrocnemius to form the Achilles' tendon

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