HyperDic: musculus_sartorius

English > 1 sense of the expression musculus sartorius:
NOUNbodymusculus sartorius, sartorius, sartorius musclea muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor
English > musculus sartorius: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA 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.
Synonymssartorius, sartorius muscle
Broaderskeletal muscle, striated muscleA muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
Spanishmúsculo del sastre, músculo sartorio, sartorio
Catalanmúscul sartori, sartori

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