tailor's muscle

tailor's muscle
tai·lor's muscle or tai·lor muscle 'tā-lər(z)- n SARTORIUS

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  • 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 • Syn: ↑sartorius, ↑musculus sartorius • Derivationally related forms: ↑sartorial (for: ↑sartorius) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sartorius — See s. (muscle). [L. sartor, a tailor, the muscle being used in crossing the legs in the tailor s position, fr. sarcio pp. sartus, to patch, mend] * * * sar·to·ri·us sär tōr ē əs n, pl rii ē .ī a muscle that arises from the anterior superior… …   Medical dictionary

  • Sartorius — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sartorius — n. Anat. the long narrow muscle running across the front of each thigh. Etymology: mod.L f. L sartor tailor (the muscle being used in adopting a tailor s cross legged posture) …   Useful english dictionary

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