Semimembranosus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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).

Example

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"The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus."

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

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