Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gastrocnemius_muscle

1 sense of gastrocnemius muscle

Sense 1
gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle -- (the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot)
       => skeletal muscle, striated muscle -- (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)