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

See Examples For:

sartorius

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

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

In fact, when this supposition is admitted, it is easy to imagine that in a great part of the extent in which the sartorius is normally anterior it will become internal.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

On account of their different insertions these two parts receive the names of the patellar sartorius and tibial sartorius respectively.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

When he "strings," as he called it, the sartorius, that ribbon muscle shows itself as a tight cord, extending from the front of the iliac spine to the inner side of the knee.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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