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📖 A Quran chapter 🦵 The calf muscle
sura

sura

9.9
The muscle at the back of the lower leg under the knee
  • noun
  • /ˈsʊrə/
  • Specialized
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  • Cramps in the sura are common after vigorous exercise.

Examples

  • The athlete injured his sura during the race and had to withdraw.

  • The doctor palpated the sura to check for muscle tears.

  • He has strong sura muscles.

  • The sura is well-defined on his leg.

  • He felt soreness in his sura after running the marathon.

  • During the examination, the physician examined the patient's sura for any signs of swelling.

  • Strong exercises can help build the muscles in your sura.

Synonyms

calf
vssura
28 1.0

The back part of the lower leg below the knee

has identical meaning but is an alternative term for the same part

Surface Forms

sura singular
suras plural

Etymology

Sura for the lower leg comes from an old Greek and Latin word sura that meant 'calf', the back part of the lower leg, so sura today still means the calf muscle.