sartorius

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

noun

Anatomy.

plural

sartorii 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sartorius¹

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

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