See Also: Sartorius(medicine)
sartorius(dictionary)
musculus sartorius(medicine)
sartorius bursae(medicine)
the combined tendinous expansions of the sartorius(medicine)

sartorius (iou)



sartorius noun. E18.
[mod. Latin sartorius (musculus) lit. 'tailor's muscle' (from the cross-legged seating posture formerly adopted by tailors when sewing), formed as SARTOR.]
Anatomy. A long narrow muscle in the thigh, used in flexing the knee.