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sar·to·ri·us  (sär-tôr-s, -tr-)

n. pl. sar·to·ri·i (-tôr-, -tr-)

A flat narrow thigh muscle, the longest of the human anatomy, crossing the front of the thigh obliquely from the hip to the inner side of the tibia.

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[New Latin, from Late Latin sartor, tailor (from its producing the cross-legged position of a tailor at work), from sartus, past participle of sarcre, to mend.]

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sartorius [sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs]

n pl -torii [-ˈtɔːrɪˌaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a long ribbon-shaped muscle that aids in flexing the knee

[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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sartorius - a 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 musculus sartorius, sartorius muscle skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes