sartorius

sar·to·ri·us

noun \sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əs\

plural -rii \-ē-ˌī, -ē-ˌē\

Definition of SARTORIUS

: a muscle that crosses the front of the thigh obliquely, assists in rotating the leg to the cross-legged position in which the knees are spread wide apart, and in humans is the longest muscle

Origin of SARTORIUS

New Latin, from Medieval Latin sartor tailor, from Latin sarcire to mend

First Known Use: 1704

Rhymes with SARTORIUS

arboreous, censorious, inglorious, laborious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious