Meaning of SARTORIUS
| Pronunciation: | | sâr'towreeus
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| | Definition: | | [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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | musculus sartorius, sartorius muscle |
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| | See Also: | | skeletal muscle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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