Look up: Sartorius

1. sartorius
   (muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. superficial anterior thigh muscle; origin, anterior superior spine of ilium; insertion, medial border of tuberosity of tibia; action, flexes thigh and leg, rotates leg medially and thigh laterally; nerve supply, femoral. Synonyms: musculus sartorius, tailor's muscle &n...
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2. sartorius
   [n] - a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor
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3. Sartorius
   Sar·to'ri·us noun [ New Latin , from Latin sartor a patcher, tailor, from sarcire , sartum , to patch, mend.] (Anat.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle , which arises from the hip bone and is i...
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4. sartorius
   <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior superior spine of ilium; insertion, medial border of tuberosity of tibia; action, flexes thigh and leg, rotates leg medially and thigh laterally; nerve supply, femoral. ... Synonym: musculus sartorius, tailor's muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. sartorius
   sartorius muscle noun 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
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6. Sartorius
   • (n.) 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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7. Sartorius
   The sartorius (tailor's muscle) is the body's longest muscle. It is a long, narrow, ribbon-like muscle that spirals down the thigh. It begins on the front of the hip, where it originates at the front point of the pelvis (the tip of the anterior superior iliac spine), runs down and across the front o...
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8. sartorius
   Type: Term Pronunciation: sar-tō′rē-ŭs See: sartorius (muscle)
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9. sartorius
   Latin = tailor; hence, sartorius muscles, which produce the posture in which tailors once worked, squatting on the floor.
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