gastrocnemius (redirected from gastrocnemii)

gas·troc·ne·mi·us  (gstrk-nm-s, gstr-)

n. pl. gas·troc·ne·mi·i (-m-)

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

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[New Latin gastrocnmius, from Greek gastroknmi, calf of the leg : gastro-, belly (from its belly-like shape); see gastro- + knm, leg.]

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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