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

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Etymology

Origin of sartorius

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

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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 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 ?douard Cuyer

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 Joseph Bell

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

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 Ralph Bergengren

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