soleus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səʊˈliː.əs/, /səˈliː.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.li.əs/
- Hyphenation: so‧le‧us
Noun[edit]
soleus (plural solei)
- 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 […]
Translations[edit]
muscle
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