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SOLEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soleus mean?
• SOLEUS (noun)
The noun SOLEUS has 1 sense:
1. a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
Familiarity information: SOLEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
soleus; soleus muscle
Hypernyms ("soleus" 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 ("soleus" is a part of...):
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