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sartorius Definition

sar·to·rius (sär tōrē əs, -tôrē-)

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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