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‖ sartorius|sɑːˈtɔərɪəs| [mod.L. sartōrius (musculus): see sartorial a. So called as being concerned in producing the cross-legged position in which a tailor traditionally sits at work.] A long narrow muscle which crosses the thigh obliquely in front.
1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Sartorius, a Muscle of the Leg. 1802Paley Nat. Theol. ix, The Sartorius or tailor's muscle..enables us by its contraction to throw one leg and thigh over the other. 1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1851) 256 The Sartorius (tailor's muscle). |