soleus/səʊˈliː.əs/EtymologyClipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.nounA broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.“At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours' postburn period, the bilateral soleus muscles were removed and immediately incubated in Kreb-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer […]”