soleus

English

Etymology

Clipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səʊˈliː.əs/, /səˈliː.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.li.əs/
• Hyphenation: so‧le‧us

Noun

soleus (plural solei)

1. 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／比目鱼肌 (bǐmùyújī)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: leveä kantalihas
• German: Schollenmuskel m
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• Polish: mięsień płaszczkowaty m
• Russian: ка̀мбалови́дная мы́шца (ru) f (kàmbalovídnaja mýšca)
• Spanish: sóleo m
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Anagrams

• Soules, louses, ousels, soules