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gastrocnemius

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/ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/

Definition of gastrocnemius

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.

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Etymology

1670s, borrowed from New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Ancient Greek γαστροκνημία (gastroknēmía, “calf of the leg”), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) + κνήμη (knḗmē, “leg”).

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