soleus

[ soh-lee-uhs ]

/ ˈsoʊ li əs /

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noun, plural so·le·i

[soh-lee-ahy], /ˈsoʊ liˌaɪ/, so·le·us·es.

a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.

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Origin of soleus

1670–80; <New Latin, masculine derivative of Latin solea sandal; see sole²

Words nearby soleus

Soleri, Solesmes, sole-source, sole trader, Soleure, soleus, sol-fa, solfatara, solfège, solfeggio, Solferino

How to use soleus in a sentence

The soleus, one of two main calf muscles, showed 36 percent less activity per stride during steep uphill running than during steep uphill walking, which is consistent with the idea that local muscle fatigue triggers the transition.
Yes, Walking Is Sometimes Faster than Running Uphill|Alex Hutchinson|December 27, 2020|Outside Online
Then she raised one of them, and her fingers explored the common tendon of the soleus and gastrocnemius.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
Here the artery is separated from the inner border of the tibia, by the flexor longus digitorum, and is covered by the soleus.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
Professor Pancoast divides the inferior portion of the soleus muscle instead of the tendo Achillis.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell

On the back of the leg the most important muscles, forming what is known as the calf, are the gastrocnemius and the soleus.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

Medical definitions for soleus

soleus

[ sō′lē-əs ]

A muscle with origin from the head and shaft of the fibula, the medial margin of the tibia, and the tendinous arch passing between the tibia and fibula, with insertion into the tuberosity of the calcaneus, with nerve supply from the tibial nerve, and whose action causes plantar flexion of the foot.