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

Noun Inflected Forms

• sartorii
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sartorius

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

Example Sentences

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sartorius

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

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Not only were the sartorius, rectus, vasti, and other muscles thrown into violent spasmodic movements, but the limbs were rotated forcibly and the toes were frequently bent.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

First we recall that in man the anterior muscles of the thigh are: the triceps cruris, the tensor of the fascia lata, and the sartorius.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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.

In the ox and the horse the sartorius is still more definitely situated on the internal surface of the thigh.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard