gastrocnemius

English Thesaurus

1. 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 (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skeletal muscle, striated muscle,
definition	:	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 (noun.body)

part meronym	:	calf, sura,
definition	:	the muscular back part of the shank (noun.body)