vastus

American  

[vas-tuhs] / ˈvæs təs /

noun

Anatomy.

vasti plural

1. any of several muscles in the front part of the thigh constituting part of the quadriceps muscle, the action of which assists in extending the leg.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• vasti
  plural

Etymology

Origin of vastus

< Latin: vast

Example Sentences

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vastus vasti

They also took a small biopsy of each participant’s vastus lateralis muscle, which stretches down the outside of the thigh.

From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2022

Ariza didn’t slide right into the top unit simply because Otto Porter Jr. remains out with a Grade II strain of the vastus medialis in his right thigh.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2018

The quadriceps femoris is made of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus lateralis, the vastus medius, and the vastus intermedius, which together extend the knee.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

It covers the rectus and vastus externus portions of the triceps cruris; it is also in relation with the gluteal muscles.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The gluteal muscles were lacerated and torn, the tendons about the trochanter divided, laying the bone bare, and the vastus externus and part of the rectus of the thigh were cut across.

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

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