gastrocnemius

1670s, borrowed from New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Ancient Greek γαστροκνημία (gastroknēmía, “calf of the leg”), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) +‎ κνήμη (knḗmē, “leg”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/

gastrocnemius (plural gastrocnemii)

1. The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.

• gastroc (abbreviation hereof)
• gastrocnemic
• gastrocnemial

• gastrocnemious