soleus

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Etymology

Clipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.

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soleus (plural solei)

  1. A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
    • 1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, page 488:
      At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours' postburn period, the bilateral soleus muscles were removed and immediately incubated in Kreb-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer []

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