sartorius

American  

[sahr-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-] / sɑrˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

Anatomy.

sartorii plural

1. a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.

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sartorius British  

/ sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

1. anatomy a long ribbon-shaped muscle that aids in flexing the knee

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• sartorii
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sartorius

1695–1705; < New Latin sartōrius, adj. derivative of Late Latin sartor tailor; see -tory ¹

Example Sentences

The anterior compartment comprises the quadriceps femoris, quadriceps tendon, patellar ligament, and the sartorius.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

I ran my finger down the long, winding sartorius muscle, which looped around the thigh.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

The artery lies almost exactly in the centre of the space, and at the apex is covered by the sartorius muscle.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

The sartorius is one of the fleshy landmarks of the thigh, as the biceps is of the arm, and the sterno-cleido-mastoid of the neck.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

Very soon, I fancy, these Marchante Taylours began to pride themselves on the straightness of their legs, and let subordinate craftsmen stretch their sartorius muscles.

From The Perfect Gentleman by Bergengren, Ralph