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| gas·troc·ne·mi·us [ gàss trok nmee əss, gàstrək nmee əss ] (plural gas·troc·ne·mi·i [ gàss trok nmee , gàstrək nmee ]) |
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muscle in lower leg: the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, extending from the thigh bone to the Achilles tendon. When it contracts, it causes the foot to point downward.
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| [Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek gastroknēmia "calf of the leg" < gastēr "stomach"; from its bulging form] |
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