gas·troc·ne·mi·us

(găs′trŏk-nē′mē-əs, găs′trə-)

n. pl. gas·troc·ne·mi·i (-mē-ī′)

The largest, most prominent muscle of the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot and bends the knee.

[New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Greek gastroknēmiā, calf of the leg : gastro-, belly (from its bellylike shape); see gastro- + knēmē, leg.]

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gastrocnemius

(ˌɡæstrɒkˈniːmɪəs)

the largest muscle of the calf of the leg

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gas•troc•ne•mi•us

(ˌgæs trɒkˈni mi əs, ˌgæs trəˈni-)

n., pl. -mi•i (-miˌaɪ)

the largest muscle of the calf of the leg, arising on the femur and merging with the Achilles tendon.

[1670–80; < New Latin gastrocnēmius (musculus) < Greek gastroknēmía calf =gastro- gastro- + -knēmia, derivative of knḗmē lower leg, tibia]

gas`troc•ne′mi•al, gas`troc•ne′mi•an, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

gastrocnemius - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot

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

Translations

gastrocnemius

n gastrocnemio, músculo gemelo

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The medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) flap is a relatively new approach derived from the modification of the medial gastrocnemius mucocutaneous flap.[1] The posterior medial calf region was first investigated as a possible free flap donor site by Taylor and Daniel in 1973.[2] Later, topographic anatomy of this region was described by Montegut and Allen,[3] and the first clinical cases were presented by Cavadas et al.[4] in 2001.

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