soleus

English

Etymology

From Latin solea (“sandal, sole of a shoe”).

Noun

soleus (plural solei)

(anatomy) A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
- 1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (page 488)
  At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours' postburn period, the bilateral soleus muscles were removed and immediately incubated in Kreb-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer […]

Translations

muscle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 比目魚肌

Finnish: leveä kantalihas
Spanish: sóleo m

Anagrams

Soules, louses, ousels, soules

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