gastrocnemius

/ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/

gastrocnemius means the muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

gastrocnemius is pronounced /ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/.

Etymology

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

noun

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