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sartorius

[ sahr-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural sar·to·ri·i [sahr-, tawr, -ee-ahy, -, tohr, -].
  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.


sartorius

/ sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

  1. anatomy a long ribbon-shaped muscle that aids in flexing the knee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sartorius1

1695–1705; < New Latin sartōrius, adj. derivative of Late Latin sartor tailor; -tory 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sartorius1

C18: New Latin, from sartorius musculus, literally: tailor's muscle, because it is used when one sits in the cross-legged position in which tailors traditionally sat while sewing
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Example Sentences

I then went into the cabin and ordered breakfast, to prevent further discussion until the arrival of Captain Sartorius.

Sartorius and the surviving English officers formed a cordon across the narrow neck of land.

Baker and Sartorius, and the other English officers, remained on shore to superintend the embarkation.

Bring some work,” said Anna Sartorius to me, “or you will find it langweilig—slow, I mean.

One day, about this time, I met Anna Sartorius in one of the picture exhibitions.

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