Soleus Definition

sōlē-əs
soleus
noun
A broad, flat muscle of the calf of the leg, situated under the gastrocnemius, whose action is to flex the foot downward.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • soleus muscle

Origin of Soleus

  • New Latin from Latin solea sandal sole1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Soleus Sentence Examples

  • The soleus lies underneath the gastrocnemius, the workhorse of your calf.

  • You engage your soleus muscle of your lower back leg when you do exercises in which your knee is bent.

  • The gastrocnemius and the soleus combine to form the calve muscles, running between your knee and your heel.

  • When you exercise your calves, you are conditioning two muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus.

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