sartorii

sar·to·ri·us   (sär-tôr'ē-əs, -tōr'-)    n.   pl. sar·to·ri·i (-tôr'ē-ī, -tōr'-) A flat narrow thigh muscle, the longest of the human anatomy, crossing the front of the thigh obliquely from the hip to the inner side of the tibia. [New Latin, from Late Latin sartor, tailor (from its producing the cross-legged position of a tailor at work), from sartus, past participle of sarcīre, to mend.]

Main Entry: sar·to·ri·us
Pronunciation: sär-'tOr-E-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sar·to·rii /-E-"I/
: a muscle that arises from the anterior superior iliac spine, crosses the front of the thigh obliquely to insert on the upper part of the inner surface of the tibia, isthe longest muscle in the human body, and acts to flex, abduct, and rotate the thigh laterally at the hip joint and to flex the leg at the knee joint and to rotate it medially in a way that enables oneto sit with the heel of one leg on the knee of the opposite leg in a position often attributed to a tailor busy sewing