soleus

[ soh-lee-uh s ]

/ ˈsoʊ li əs /

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

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

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Professor Pancoast divides the inferior portion of the soleus muscle instead of the tendo Achillis.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
Then she raised one of them, and her fingers explored the common tendon of the soleus and gastrocnemius.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
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
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

Word Origin and History for soleus

muscle of the calf of the leg, 1670s, Modern Latin, from Latin solea "sole" (see sole (n.1)). So called for its flatness.