SARTORIUS Definition & Meaning

sartorius

[ sahr-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy.

plural sartorii

a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.

sartorius

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noun

anatomy a long ribbon-shaped muscle that aids in flexing the knee

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sartorius¹

1695–1705; < New Latin ��ō��ܲ�, adj. derivative of Late Latin sartor tailor; -tory ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sartorius¹

C18: New Latin, from sartorius musculus, literally: tailor's muscle, because it is used when one sits in the cross-legged position in which tailors traditionally sat while sewing

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Example Sentences

I ran my finger down the long, winding sartorius muscle, which looped around the thigh.

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Not only were the sartorius, rectus, vasti, and other muscles thrown into violent spasmodic movements, but the limbs were rotated forcibly and the toes were frequently bent.

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In the ox and the horse the sartorius is still more definitely situated on the internal surface of the thigh.

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The origin is from a narrow line along the iliac crests—from the origin of the m. sartorius, anteriorly, to the origin of the m. semitendinosus posteriorly.

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The sartorius and gracilis are displaced backwards, so that they descend behind instead of on the medial side of the knee.

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