adductor brevis (muscle)


ad·duc·tor bre·vis (mus·cle)

[TA] muscle of medial (adductor) compartment of thigh; origin, superior ramus of pubis; insertion, upper third of medial lip of linea aspera; action, adducts thigh; nerve supply, obturator. Synonym(s): musculus adductor brevis [TA], short adductor muscle