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soleus muscle

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Noun1.soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
calf, sura - the muscular back part of the shank


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He suffered a slight tear in the soleus muscle of his left calf during the 800-meter final at the NCAA championships.
They include the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.
For example, McCormick and Thomas (1992) showed that 10 weeks of progressive treadmill running doubled the satellite cell mitotic activity and doubled the number of damaged fibers in the soleus muscle of rats.
 
 
 
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