sartorius 
sartorius
Definition
sar·to·rius (sär tō′rē əs, -tôr′ē-)
noun
a narrow muscle of the thigh, the longest in the human body, that passes obliquely across the front of the thigh and helps rotate the leg to the cross-legged position
Etymology: ModL < LL sartor, a tailor (see sartor): in reference to the traditional cross-legged position of tailors at work
sartorius
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- muscle: An analysis of the action of atropine and scopolamine on the end-plate current of frog sartorius muscle.
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