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gastrocnemius muscle

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Noun1.gastrocnemius musclegastrocnemius muscle - 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
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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Upon completion of the volumetric measurements, the leg was dried and 4 electrodes were secured to each subject's skin over the tibialis anterior muscle and the gastrocnemius muscle heads of the injured leg for simultaneous ES over these muscles.
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An active FES electrode was attached on the motor point of the gastrocnemius muscle, (30) and a reference electrode was placed on the tendinous portion of the gastrocnemius muscle.
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