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Sartorius

Sartorius Meaning & Definition
Sartorius Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sartorius?

[n] a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sartorius: musculus sartorius | sartorius muscle

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See Also | skeletal muscle

Sartorius In Webster's Dictionary

\Sar*to"ri*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.] (Anat.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.

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