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Definition of Soleus
1. Noun. A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle.
Generic synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle
Group relationships: Calf, Sura
Definition of Soleus
1. Noun. (anatomy) A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soleus
1. a muscle in the calf of the leg [n -LEUSES or -LEI]
Medical Definition of Soleus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Soleus
Literary usage of Soleus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"... muscular apparatus in man, and bears a direct connection with his ordinary
attitude and mode of progression. Superficial Layer. Gastrocnemius. soleus. ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"soleus. Plantaris. The Gastrocnemius is the most superficial muscle, and forms
the greater part of the calf. It arises by two heads, which are connected to ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1858)
"The soleus is a broad flat muscle, situated immediately beneath the preceding,
... The Tendo Achillis, the common tendon of the Gastrocnemius, soleus, ..."
4. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"soleus. — This name is from its The tendon is large ; it grows smaller as it
approaches the heel ; when it touches the extremity in. weal- of the heel-bone, ..."
5. Illustrations of Dissections by George Viner Ellis, George Henry Ford (1882)
"THE soleus and plantaris muscles, and the lower part of the popliteal vessels
and nerves ... The deeper muscles of the calf, viz., the soleus and plantaris, ..."
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