semimembranosus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -əʊsəs
Noun edit
semimembranosus (plural semimembranosi)
- (anatomy) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).
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Translations edit
The innermost muscle of the thigh
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