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How to pronounce soleus in English?

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Synonyms soleus muscle
Type of skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Examples of soleus

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Strengthening the gastrocnemius and soleus, the muscles of the calf, are vital as well.
From the stltoday.com
The distal tendons of both the gastrocnemius and soleus were transected.
From the nature.com
The researchers removed soleus muscles from 14 DS mice and 16 controls.
From the sciencedaily.com
It will help replace the soleus and muscles in the back that'll actually help propel you forward.
From the npr.org
Hindlimb-suspended soleus and gastrocnemius muscles showed 34% and 16% decreases in weight, respectively.
From the nature.com
Before the Bengals game, Polamalu already was bothered by an injury to the soleus muscle, or calf area, of the same leg.
From the post-gazette.com
Gosselin's study, which used rats as an animal model, concentrated on the soleus, a small muscle beneath the calf.
From the sciencedaily.com
A seated calf-raise trains the soleus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
During the drive, the foot may extend also, by a flexing of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscle in the calf.
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More examples
  • A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
  • In humans and some other mammals, the soleus is a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg (the calf). It runs from just below the knee to the heel, and is involved in standing and walking. ...
  • Adjective, Latin solea = flatfish or sandal; hence soleus muscle which does not enter the sole of the foot, but resembles the fish.
  • One of the two calf muscles that is strengthened and stretched when the knee is in flexion.