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Noun: sartorius muscle
  1. 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
    "The sartorius muscle is involved in flexing the hip and knee";
    - sartorius, musculus sartorius

Derived forms: sartorius muscles

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Encyclopedia: Sartorius muscle