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Definition of Soleus muscle
1. Noun. A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle.
Generic synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle
Group relationships: Calf, Sura
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soleus Muscle
Literary usage of Soleus muscle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1848)
"A double soleus muscle was observed in a subject remarkable for the development
of the ... The ordinary soleus muscle was attached in the usual manner, ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"The soleus muscle will thus be brought into view, and, resting upon it the ...
Between the soleus muscle and the knee-joint the popliteus muscle will be ..."
3. A Directory for the dissection of the human body by John Cleland (1877)
"The tibial and fibular attachments of the soleus muscle may now be divided close
to the bone, attention being paid to their extent; and the deep surface of ..."
4. Atlas of Surgical & Topographical Anatomyby Bruno Jacques Béraud by Bruno Jacques Béraud (1867)
"H. Section of the soleus muscle. H'. Section of the long flexor muscle of the
great toe. J. Section of the tibialis ..."
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