gastrocnemius
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- The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
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1670s, borrowed from New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Ancient Greek γαστροκνημία (gastroknēmía, “calf of the leg”), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) + κνήμη (knḗmē, “leg”).
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