GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gastrocnemius muscle mean? 

• GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE (noun)
  The noun GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gastrocnemius; gastrocnemius muscle

Hypernyms ("gastrocnemius muscle" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("gastrocnemius muscle" is a part of...):

calf; sura (the muscular back part of the shank)