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soleus

so·leus

UK/səʊˈliː.əs/ US/səˈliː.əs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle

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

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