sartorius

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

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural sar·to·ri·i [sahr-, tawr, -ee-ahy, -, tohr, -].

1. 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

/ sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sartorius¹

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

Word 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

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg