Meanings
plural solei
- A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
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 […]
1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, page 488
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsolum
- Englishsoleus
Clipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 比目魚肌 /比目鱼肌
- 比目魚肌 /比目鱼肌 (bǐmùyújī)muscle
Finnish leveä kantalihas
- leveä kantalihasmuscle
German Schollenmuskel
- Schollenmuskelmuscle
Polish mięsień płaszczkowaty
- mięsień płaszczkowatymuscle
Russian ка̀мбалови́дная мы́шца
- ка̀мбалови́дная мы́шца (kàmbalovídnaja mýšca)muscle
Spanish sóleo
- sóleomuscle
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Cite this entry
soleus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soleus
“soleus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soleus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soleus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soleus.
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